Flax-growing in Orkney from the Norse period to the 18th century

Authors

  • Julie M Bond
  • John R Hunter

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.117.175.181

Keywords:

Burial, Brooches Fortyfour Glass Beads, Iron Rivet, Pin, Needles Iron Sickle Bronze Ringed Pin Bronze Buckle, Bone, Grave, Textile Fragments Brooches, Iron Knife Whetstone Bone Needle

Abstract

New material from excavations at Pool, Sanday, stimulates an examination of the botany, cultivation, and processing of flax, together with its value in early subsistence economies. Rather than having been introduced in the 18th century, flax cultivation may have taken place from the Norse period to modern times. Au (adp A R)

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Published

30-11-1988

Issue

Vol. 117 (1988)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Flax-growing in Orkney from the Norse period to the 18th century. (1988). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 117, 175-181. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.117.175.181