[Bonetools] perforated spoons

[S O'Connor]

Dear All,

 

Further to my first email on this topic I've got hold of the publication
'The Romano-British Archaeology of Victoria Cave, Settle' by Martin Dearne
and Thomas Lord, BAR 273 (1998), which lists copious examples of these
perforated or pierced spoons from other sites. This reinforces the northern
British distribution.  I'd still like to hear of any recent finds of these
objects and particularly if they have been found elsewhere.

 

Many thanks,

 

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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Subject: [Bonetools] perforated spoons

 

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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