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Object Number 19-22-10/93223
Display Title Worked bone, including bone points, and broken perforators
Descriptions
Inventory Description Worked bone, including bone points, broken perforators, and worked bone with cut marks
Classification
  • Perforator
  • Point
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Hancock County / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Kimball's Island
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of longest): 9.7 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm (3 13/16 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object 93223; g87
Provenance
Donor Donated by Arlo Bates (1919)
Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (1919)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Worked bone, including bone points, fragments of perforators, and fragments with cut marks
19-22-10/93227 Worked bone, including bone points, fragments of perforators, and fragments with cut marks
Perforator
Utilized bone
Point
Shell heap
21 pieces of worked bone including bone points and bone perforators, 55 earthenware rim and body sherds with impressed exterior surface decoration, and 85 chipped stone tools, including biface tips and bases, and projectile points including side-notched and corner-notched
999-22-10/83843 21 pieces of worked bone including bone points and bone perforators, 55 earthenware rim and body sherds with impressed exterior surface decoration, and 85 chipped stone tools, including biface tips and bases, and projectile points including side-notched and corner-notched
Side-Notched Projectile Point
Corner-Notched Projectile Point
Biface
Projectile Point
Point
Perforator
Rim
Body
Knox County
Worked bone, including bone matting needle fragment with perforation through shaft, bone points, bone awl fragments, bones with cut marks, and possible antler fragment
19-22-10/92761 Worked bone, including bone matting needle fragment with perforation through shaft, bone points, bone awl fragments, bones with cut marks, and possible antler fragment
Point
Perforator
Utilized bone
Needle
Shell heap
Worked bone, including bone points, and bone fragments, some with cut marks
19-22-10/92759 Worked bone, including bone points, and bone fragments, some with cut marks
Utilized bone
Point
Shell heap
Worked animal bone fragments, including some perforators; some fragments crossmend
90-37-10/A318 Worked animal bone fragments, including some perforators; some fragments crossmend
Perforator
Utilized bone
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Worked bone, bird bone shafts tapered to a point at one end, broken at opposite end, possible perforators
19-22-10/93015 Worked bone, bird bone shafts tapered to a point at one end, broken at opposite end, possible perforators
Utilized bone
Shell heap
Worked bone fragments, including bone point and bone perforator fragments
19-22-10/92985 Worked bone fragments, including bone point and bone perforator fragments
Point
Perforator
Utilized bone
Shell heap
Organic, animal bone fragments, one calcined; worked animal bone fragment, metapodial, possible scraper or beamer; worked animal bones, perforators; antler fragments; worked antler tine fragment; gastropod shells
999-22-10/77674 Organic, animal bone fragments, one calcined; worked animal bone fragment, metapodial, possible scraper or beamer; worked animal bones, perforators; antler fragments; worked antler tine fragment; gastropod shells
Faunal Remain
Perforator
Utilized Antler
Utilized bone
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Hahn's Field
Worked bone, including bone points and point fragments, and fragments of incised bone
19-22-10/92945 Worked bone, including bone points and point fragments, and fragments of incised bone
Utilized bone
Point
Shell heap
Worked animal bone perforators and perforator fragments; four objects tied together with string; two fragments crossmend
07-6-10/78256 Worked animal bone perforators and perforator fragments; four objects tied together with string; two fragments crossmend
Perforator
Madisonville
Organic, bone perforators, including awls
08-3-10/79522 Organic, bone perforators, including awls
Perforator
Madisonville
Organic, worked animal bone fragments, possible scrapers or beamers, worked from metapodials, two fragments crossmended with glue; animal bone perforator fragment; animal bones, including fish bones; worked antler tine fragments, one hollowed
999-22-10/77672 Organic, worked animal bone fragments, possible scrapers or beamers, worked from metapodials, two fragments crossmended with glue; animal bone perforator fragment; animal bones, including fish bones; worked antler tine fragments, one hollowed
Utilized bone
Utilized Antler
Faunal Remain
Perforator
Hahn's Field