The finds from the Craw Stane Complex, Tap O’ Noth and Cairn More

A remarkable assemblage of artefacts was recovered during exca-vation projects in the Upper Strathbogie valley, particularly at the Craw Stane complex, Rhynie where over 1,200 finds provide a wealth of evidence for craft production, wider contacts and daily life (Table 7.1). Metalworking evidence dominates the picture, revealing the production of jewellery and other items at all three sites, along with rare evidence of silver casting and complex precious metal refining at the Craw Stane complex. Imported items include Romano-British ceramic vessels, Late Roman amphorae and glass vessels from Mediterranean, Germanic and Atlantic trad-ing networks, illustrating wide-ranging connections. Handmade pots, querns and gaming pieces add evidence of everyday activities to the more eye-catching finds.The first part of this chapter presents all the evidence for metal-working (Sections 7.2–8), followed by metalwork (Section 7.9), stone (Sections 7.10–12), glass (Section 7.13), handmade pottery (Section 7.14) and then imported material (Section 7.15 and 7.16).Catalogue entries for illustrated and diagnostic objects are within the text and a full catalogue is in the archive. The dimensions in all catalogue entries are in millimetres (mm). Abbreviations used: L length, W width, T thickness, H height, D diameter, SF small find number, C context, XRF X-ray Fluorescence analysis results.