The Tie That Binds? An incised Mesolithic bevelled pebble from Camas Daraich, Skye
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During recent excavations at Camas Daraich, Skye an incised bevelled pebble was discovered at the base of a midden layer dating to the Mesolithic (Hardy and Estevez 2011). Finds of incised or decorated stone and bone from this period are rare in Britain as a whole and this is the first of its kind from Scotland. For this reason the object is being published ahead of the completion of excavation and post excavation work on the site in order to invite comment from the wider community of European archaeologists.
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During recent excavations at Camas Daraich, Skye an incised bevelled pebble was discovered at the base of a midden layer dating to the Mesolithic (Hardy and Estevez 2011). Finds of incised or decorated stone and bone from this period are rare in Britain as a whole and this is the first of its kind from Scotland. For this reason the object is being published ahead of the completion of excavation and post excavation work on the site in order to invite comment from the wider community of European archaeologists.
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