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Spindle whorls Museum number 1971-215-2 One of six spindle whorls collected from Tentsmuir, Fife 1971-215-2 on display ...

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Spindle whorls Museum number 1971-215-3 One of six spindle whorls collected from Tentsmuir, Fife 1971-215-3 on display ...

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Willow egg collecting basket Woven by Jane Wilkinson Purchased from Jane Wilkinson Museum number 2009-23 The evidence for the use of plants at Morton is fairly slim - a few burnt hazelnuts and grains of pollen from floatation. On waterlo ...

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Cu alloy flat axe, Bronze Age, 3,900-4,500 years ago Field collection : Ireland Donated by University of Dundee (Thomas Wise collection) Museum number 1993-354-1-2 Flat bronze axes are the earliest forms of metal axe. They were made by po ...

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Stamped amphora handle AD 160 -210 Field collection: Carpow legionary fortress excavation, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross Collected by Wilkes and Leach Donated by Trustees of Mr WT Smith. Museum number 1971-437-3 Amphora handle in sandy bu ...

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Neolithic flint implement, 5,000 years ago Field collection: Western Cemetery, Perth Road, Dundee Collected by Mrs Sandra Scott Awarded by the Treasure Trove Advisory Panel secretariat Museum number 2008-94 A flint tool with an unusual b ...

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Fragments of amber Field collection: Glenesk Park, Dundee Museum number 1973-783-3 Because of its electrostatic properties, amber may have had a magical significance. It was used as a talisman into modern times. These pieces were buried wi ...

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Sword chape Field collection: Excavation Carpow Legionary fortress, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross Donated by Trustees of the late Mr W.T. Smith Museum number T 2208-1 The metal chape strengthened the bottom of the scabbard and prevented th ...

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Cup and ring marks, Neolithic, 5,000 - 6,000 years ago Field collection: Surface find, Balgay Hill, Dundee Collected by Mr Joseph Gierasek Donated by Mr Joseph Gierasek Museum number 2006-1-1 Cup shaped depressions carved onto stones are ...

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Green glass bead Field collection: Excavation Carpow Roman Legionary Fortress, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross Donated by Trustees of the late Mr W.T. Smith Museum number T 2953 This bead is made of glass that was recycled from a Roman bot ...

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