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A northern view of Arras: or, we have chariots too
In 1817 a group of East Yorkshire gentry opened barrows in a large Iron Age cemetery on the Yorkshire Wolds at Arras, near Market Weighton, including a remarkable burial accompanied by a chariot with two horses, which became known as the King’s Barrow. This was the third season of excavation...Hunter, Fraser
lithic artefacts, prehistoric structure and pits, Palimpsest site, and prehistoric pottery
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The Spearhead of the Pennon
In 1999, the late Professor Charles Thomas donated a Middle Bronze Age spearhead to the National Museum collection. This spearhead came with a label indicating that it was part of the pennant taken into the Battle of Flodden by Robert Chisholme in 1513. This paper investigates the likelihood that such...Knight, Matthew G ; Cowie, Trevor
Spearhead, Heirloom, Battle of Flodden, Bronze Age, and Chisholme
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Context for a carnyx: excavation of a long-lived ritual site at Leitchestown, Deskford, Moray, north-east Scotland
Excavations at the findspot of the Deskford carnyx, a major piece of Iron Age decorated metalwork found in a bog in the early nineteenth century, revealed a special location with a long history. Early Neolithic activity on the adjacent ridge consisted of massive postholes and pits, suggesting a ceremonial site....Hunter, Fraser
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Creiff, Scotland: Piper James (Jimmy) Richardson VC
David Forsyth, Principle Curator at the National Museum of Scotland tells the story of Piper James (Jimmy) Cleland Richardson VC. James Richardson and was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire in 1895 where he joined the Boy Scouts and learned to play the bagpipes. He was known as “Jimmy” and in...Forsyth, David S
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War in Prehistory and the Impact of Rome
Hunter, Fraser
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Scottish military collections
Allan, Stuart
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Ceremonial or deadly serious ? New insight into the function of Irish Early Bronze Age halberds
The articles in this volume cover aspects relating to archaeometallurgy, functional analyses, experimental work and archaeology and focus on multidisciplinary approaches for studying archaeological artefacts. Contents: 1) Introduction (Marianne Modlinger, Marion Uckelmann and Steven Matthews); 2) Spearheads and swords – The making of bronze objects (Markus Binggeli); 3) Use-wear on...O'Flaherty, R ; Gilchrist, M D ; Cowie, Trevor