This penannular brooch was selected to digitize using photogrammetry as part of an independent 3D visualization project. The National Trust for Scotland Archaeology Team generously donated their time, expertise and availability of the artifact for this research.
During a routine visit to the House of Binns estate by the Area Archaeologist in August 2013, human bone was seen eroding from a small bedrock quarry face. The resulting excavation led to the discovery of a cist with two human skeletal remains (radiocarbon dated to 92 calBC to 64 calAD and 44 calBC – 71 calAD, respectively) and an Iron Age penannular brooch. The brooch was found on the left shoulder of the younger male and dates roughly from the first century BC to third century AD. The particular age and date range is possibly one of as few as six found from Iron Age burials around Scotland.
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