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Bone points
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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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