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Neolithic Macehead
Found in Gruinart on the north of Islay and dating from the Neolthic period or the early Bronze Age, this macehead would originally have been mounted on a shaft. Creating the macehead would have been a very time-consuming process, boring the hole with a wooden drill bit with sand and water. Due to the length of time it took to make, and the skill required, it could have been used as a weapon, but …
Creator
- cineg
Subject
- scotland
- neolithic
- archaeology
- scottish
- islay
- stone
- Cultural Heritage & History
- archaeological objects
- mace heads (weapons)
- Stone
- Archaeology
- Neolithic
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- cineg
Subject
- scotland
- neolithic
- archaeology
- scottish
- islay
- stone
- Cultural Heritage & History
- archaeological objects
- mace heads (weapons)
- Stone
- Archaeology
- Neolithic
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- 2022
- 2022
Temporal
- Neolithic
Places
- Museum of Islay Life
Provenance
- Structured light scannin
Identifier
- share3d:1513
- share3d:1513
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- eng
Is part of
- Share3D
- United Kingdom
Year
- 2022
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2024-03-26T19:34:37.363Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-09-09T13:14:36.050Z