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Object Number
19-22-10/93126
Display Title
Bone points
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Worked bone perferators, awls
Classification
- Perforator
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Knox County
/
<City>
/
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
North Haven; Norton Farm
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of longest): 13 × 1.5 × 0.9 cm (5 1/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
93126; b55
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002.1.1556 | Assorted bone perferators and awls, made from animal bone shafts |
Raw Material
Perforator |
Homolka
|
| 2002.1.1655 | Organic, bone perferators or awls, modified animal bone shafts |
Raw Material
Perforator |
Homolka
|
| 2002.1.1657 | Organic, bone perferators and awls, miscellaneous |
Raw Material
Perforator |
Homolka
|
| 2002.1.1709 | Assorted bone tools and fragments, spatulate object, awls, perferators |
Raw Material
Shaft, modified |
Homolka
|
| 19-22-10/93487 | Bone points |
Perforator
Point |
Shell heap
|
| 15-23-10/86094 | Bone points |
Perforator
|
Old Hut Site
|
| 39-69-50/4764 | 17 polished bone points on long bones with epiphysial beads |
Perforator
|
Tangier
|
| 19-22-10/93229 | Worked bone, point and perforator fragments |
Point
Perforator |
Shell heap
|
| 19-22-10/92770 | Worked bone awls |
Perforator
|
Shell heap
|
| 48-44-10/34174 | Bone awls |
Perforator
|
Bat Cave
|
| 19-22-10/92818 | Worked bone awls, some broken |
Perforator
|
Shell heap
|
| 19-22-10/93335 | Bone |
Perforator
|
Shell heap
|