Stone Tools of Shetland: Experimental Felsite Project
The Shetland Islands are the northernmost part of Britain, located northeast of the Orkney Islands and Scottish mainland. Similar to other locations in northwest Europe, during the Neolithic Period (4000-2500 cal BC) suitable lithic sources were exploited for use in the production of stone axes and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EXARC
2014-08-01
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| Series: | EXARC Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10163 |
| Summary: | The Shetland Islands are the northernmost part of Britain, located northeast of the Orkney Islands and Scottish mainland. Similar to other locations in northwest Europe, during the Neolithic Period (4000-2500 cal BC) suitable lithic sources were exploited for use in the production of stone axes and other artefacts (Bergsvik 2006; Ballin 2009; Cooney 2005). |
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| ISSN: | 2212-8956 |