Post-medieval spindle whorls in the Northern Isles
Examples made with reworked potsherds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11009681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nigel D Melton, Nigel Melton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 129 |
| Pages | 841-846 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-1564 • E-ISSN: 2056-743X |
| Publisher | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.9750/psas.129.841.846 |
| OpenAlex | W2181332573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Recent excavations by the University of Bradford and Shetland Amenity Trust at Old Scatness, Shetland, have resulted in the recovery of a number of spindle whorls made with reworked potsherds dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.This note describes these examples, together with other unpublished examples from elsewhere in Orkney and Shetland.The re-fashioning of potsherds as spindle whorls is briefly considered within a regional context
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |