Bronze Age people crossed the sea in long wooden boats During the Bronze Age, many people crossed the sea from mainland Europe to Britain.

The spade's design, with a slightly lopsided blade allowing one-footed use, is reminiscent of later peat-cutting tools.

NMS said some of the items showed Scotland's links to a wider network of communities across the North Sea A hoard of Bronze ... our understanding of life in Bronze Age Scotland," it added.