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Reference
Date 1993
Event ID 577085
Category Documentary Reference
Type Reference
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/577085
The following objects from ditch 1 are dated to 540-90 AD:
Turned Alnus bowls of Early Historic type 2 (finds 301-3 and 447).
31 pieces of turning waste from bowls; 29 Alnus, 2 Salix. (Finds 447/68- 73, 75-78, 117-29, 221; 444/1; 449/24; 260/1-2, 12, 40; 473/1; 444/6). Stave of early historic type 1 tub (Abies sp.), find 449/8.
Fragmentary spoons (finds 444/22, 447/135, 187).
6 fragmentary spatulae of Pinus sp. (finds 444/4, 19-23).
Carved bung or stopper of Fraxinus excelsior (find 444/197).
The stave-built wooden vessels from Barber's excavations are directly comparable with contemporary Irish types; wooden bowls based on E-ware were also found.
C Earwood 1993.
