Quern Stone

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Quern Stone

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.76

Description

Lower stone of an Roman hand-driven rotary quern made of Niedermendig lava, from the Roman site at Newstead, 80-100 AD

Use

Used for grinding grains into flour

Context

Found in Pit X of James Curle's excavation

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X. FRA 1641 B

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Quern

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Mill, Culinary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Food Grinding

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Stone

Color

Gray

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

James Curle's findings of the Quern stone page 118

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

These quern stones, used for grinding grain, are made from hard-wearing lava. They were imported from Germany, travelling via the river Rhine and the North sea. A wooden handle was fitted into the loop on the side to make it easier to turn the top stone.