Scythe
Edited image from an original positive on film by ©National Museums Scotland
Digitised and edited by The Trimontium Trust
Name/Title
ScytheEntry/Object ID
X.FRA 289Description
Iron scythe from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 100 ADUse
Scythes were used for cutting grains and grasses either in the wild or in a field.Context
Found in Pit XVI during James Curle's excavations with three othersCollection
National Museums ScotlandCategory
Tools
Acquisition
Accession
X.FRA 289Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums of ScotlandMade/Created
Date made
80 - 180Time Period
1st - 2nd centuryEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
EuropeCulture/Tribe
Romano British, Roman