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Animal bone perforator, needle or awl, perforated at one end, likely bird bone
Animal bone perforator, needle or awl, perforated at one end, likely bird bone
Object Number 90-37-10/A338
Display Title Animal bone perforator, needle or awl, perforated at one end, likely bird bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Animal bone perforator, needle or awl, perforated at one end, likely bird bone
Classification
  • Perforator
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Anderson Township / Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Intrasite Trench 1, oval embankment; section 8, ashbed 2
Additional Geographic Terms South bank of Little Miami River, 8 miles from junction with Ohio River
Materials Animal bone
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm (1 13/16 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1890)
Collector Dr. Charles L. Metz (1890)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1890)

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Needle
Perforator
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Needle
Perforator
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Perforator
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Utilized bone
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Perforator
Utilized bone
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Utilized bone
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Perforator
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Perforator
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Perforator
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Needle
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