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Gaming board and pieces, Whithorn

A broken stone gaming board with two stone gaming pieces. The board is made from a thin slab of

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Stone Gaming Counters, Whithorn

Twenty-four small round stone discs were found at Whithorn, of which a number are shown here. They a

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Stone spindle whorls, Whithorn

A group of four stone spindle whorls, from the seventy-two stone whorls found during the excavations

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Moss used as toilet paper, Whithorn

The waterlogged areas of the excavation at Whithorn uncovered preserved 'sheets' of moss, which had

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Blue glass beads, Whithorn

A group of 'melon beads' of blue glass. The ornamentation is created dragging a metal tool, such as

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Viking beads, Whithorn

A group of 'eye beads', a form very popular with the Norse, and found on Viking sites in Man, Irelan

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Silver and gold rings, Whithorn

The gold ring was found in waterlogged accumulations on the site at Whithorn, at the bottom of the h

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Bronze tweezers, Whithorn

Set of flat bronze tweezers with splayed ends. Analysis showed traces of gilding on them. They date

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Turned antler, Whithorn

A screw-threaded piece of antler with central collar, broken at both ends. One of the ends is hollow

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Antler mouthpiece, Whithorn

An abraded mouthpiece for a whistle or flute, dating to the 9th century. The air hole lacks the shar

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Bone pins, Whithorn

Two nail-headed pins, made from bone. These are decorative dress pins, and date to the second half o

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Bronze bangle, Whithorn

A bangle of leaded brass. Traces of silver at the ends may be the remnants of plating. This small pi

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