[Bonetools] perforated spoons

[S O'Connor]

Dear All, 

 

Thanks again to all of you who had suggestions for what my 'rectangular
headed pins' might have been.  As it turns out they seem to the terminals of
handle fragments from Roman perforated spoons.  Attached are a group from
Victoria Cave, Settle, North Yorkshire, UK.  The terminals on a couple of
these are remarkably similar to my objects from Wattle Syke.  The function
of these perforated spoons is unknown but they are Roman, possibly
associated with the military and seem to be distinct to northern Britain.  I
know of examples from Newstead, Castleford and Dalton Parlours, and I think
there are some found in York but I've yet to chase this lead.  

 

I would be particularly interested to hear of any others.  Do they turn up
in mainland Europe? 

 

All the best,

 

Sonia

 

 

Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University of
York

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Archaeological Sciences

Division of AGES,  

University of Bradford

Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, UK

 

tel 01274 23 6498 (office) 5210 (lab)

fax 01274 23 5210

 

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