Shale

Shale is a material used in the production of personal ornaments primarily at Star Carr and Nab Head I, as well as in lower quantity at other sites in Engald and Wales. As with amber, flint awls were used to create relica beads so the wear on tools might be compared against archaeological tools.The collection of photographs documents some of the results of drilling shale freehand and with hafted tools. The creation of beads was informative of the process of working with this material.