The Adabrock Hoard is a collection of Late
Bronze Age
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artefacts deposited at
Adabroc
Adabrock ( gd, Adabroc), is a village in the area of Ness, Outer Hebrides, Ness, Isle of Lewis, Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Adabrock is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8015 between Lionel, Lewis, Lionel and Eoroda ...
, Isle of
Lewis
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,
Scotland
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around 1000-800 BC.
The artefacts comprise two bronze socketed axeheads, a spearhead, a gouge, a hammer, three razors, as well as fragments of decorated bronze vessel, two whetstones and beads of
glass
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,
amber
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and
gold
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.
The hoard was discovered in
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
, at a depth of 9-10 feet, by Donald Murray in May 1910.
The hoard was acquired shortly after discovery by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (now
National Museums Scotland
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NMS is one of the country's National Collections, ...
) and is accessioned as X.DQ 211-227.
Discovery
The Adabrock Hoard was discovered by Donald Murray while cutting peat for fuel in May 1910.
The hoard was excavated by the finder, who described the artefacts as being 'all in one group, the smaller things above and the heavier below'.
Reference
External links section
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Archaeological artifacts
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