Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 65

A report on a range of artefacts, mostly unprovenanced, including flint arrowheads, scrapers, axes, knives. pottery, stone axes and hammers and a carved stone ball. In relation to occupation at Skara Brae the author argues for an Iron Age rather than a Neolithic one.

An account of excavation in the cave made famous by its Pictish carvings. The earliest Bronze Age phase of occupation is represented by a range of objects including gold and bronze rings, bracelets, worked bone objects including needles and pottery. Material from the Roman phase include bronze rings, bracelets, wire and glass beads, pins, toilet instruments, needles, samian and native pottery and coins. Disarticulated human bone comprised mainly children. Animal bone was also present throughout.

An account of the discovery of a small cemetery on a golf course comprising six vessels containing cremated bone. One of the vessels was sealed by a layer of clay. A fragment of worked Arran pitchstone was found nearby. A note on the bone is included.

A much robbed cairn with tree root disturbance covered a central standing stone and three cists, two of which were examined in 1929. The only artefact was a leaf-shaped flint arrowhead from cist 2.

Description of the carvings on a group of medieval grave slabs.

Note on the curious letter which appeared twice in the inscription surrounding the base of the neck of the small silver flask and discussion of parallels on two Roman memorial stones.

An account of an 18th-century manuscript of sheet music for violin.

The cist at Fletcherfield, Forfar contained a Beaker vessel while at Knockenny, Glamis a skeleton was accompanied by a Food Vessel and jet beads. The cist at Carnach, Nairn contained only an unaccompanied skeleton.

A catalogue of all the known stamps with vessel type, provenance and date range is presented.