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2009
Book chapter
Some Early Bronze Age stone moulds from Scotland
This paper presents details of a number of previously unpublished or relatively inaccessibly published Early Bronze Age stone moulds from Scotland. Viewed in the wider context of Early Bronze Age metalworking in Britain, they are important additions to the inventory of finds, for as well as augmenting the concentration of...Cowie, Trevor ; O'Connor, Brendan
Bronze, Scotland, Mould, and Metallurgy
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2011
Journal article
A Middle Bronze Age dirk from the River Tay at Friarton, Perth
The writers describe the circumstances of discovery and acquisition and local significance of a fine Middle Bronze age dirk found in the River Tay near Perth. Attention is also drawn to a very similar weapon from Pitchaithly, Dunbarney, originally reported in the 19th century, and consideration is given to the...Cowie, Trevor ; Hall, Mark A ; Northover, Peter ; O'Connor, Brendan
rapiers, River Tay, Ireland, dirks, Middle Bronze Age, and riverine deposition
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2022
Book chapter
From Ultima Thule: fragmentation in the Bronze Age metalwork of Scotland
While ancient Thule was probably located beyond modern Scotland (Breeze & Wilkins 2018), the title of this contribution seems appropriate since Scotland was on the margin of the Bronze Age world depicted by Patrice Brun (1991: fig. 8, insert). After a brief period when copper and gold were used, bronze...O'Connor, Brendan ; Cowie, Trevor
Scottish metalwork, bronze axes, hoards, Bronze Age, gold, Scottish Archaeological Research Framework, Thule, and copper