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Object Number 71-19-40/5469
Display Title Awls made of bone; Sharpened bone pieces
Descriptions
Object Description Bone pieces w/ ends sharpened. Modified, slightly weathered.
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, tapered to point one end
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland / <State> / <County> / <City> / St. Aubin
Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm (3 3/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 50+
Label on object 5469; PM 139; 141; 142

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