ABSTRACT

In 1877, a hoard of nine copper alloy objects was recovered from a peat bog at Poolewe, Scotland, including axeheads, rings and an ornament. For the first time since its discovery, this article publishes the hoard in its entirety, including an assessment of typological features, full illustration and metallurgical analysis. Components of the hoard are characteristic of the British Llyn Fawr/Earliest Iron Age period (800–600 BC) suggesting the date of deposition, which is confirmed by a radiocarbon date from the wooden haft of an axehead. However, set in the broader context of Scotland and Britain during this period, it is suggested that this hoard in fact represents the last vestiges of the Late Bronze Age hoarding practice in Scotland.

摘要

1877年，从苏格兰普勒威的一个泥炭沼泽中回收了九个铜合金物体的ho积物，包括斧头，戒指和装饰品。自发现以来，这是该书的第一个完整版本，包括对类型学特征的评估，完整的插图和冶金分析。ard积的组成部分是英国Llyn Fawr /最早的铁器时代（公元前800-600年）的特征，表明沉积的日期，这是通过木柄轴上的放射性碳年代来确定的。但是，在此期间，以苏格兰和英国为背景，人们认为这种ho积实际上代表了苏格兰晚期青铜时代ho积做法的最后遗迹。