Bones

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Object Number 19-22-10/93307

Display Title Bones

Descriptions

Inventory Description Worked bone fragments, including bone points, a barbed bone harpoon point fragment, and possible perforator fragments

Classification

Point
Harpoon
Utilized bone

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Maine / Knox County / <City> / Shell heap

Additional Geographic Terms Burnt Island

Materials Bone

Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 12.1 × 2.4 × 2 cm (4 3/4 × 15/16 × 13/16 in.)

Quantity 18

Label on object 93307; BURNIT I.; Burnt Is.

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
	84-46-10/33594	2 bones, 1 bone point	Harpoon Utilized bone	Shell heaps at Grapevine Point
	19-22-10/93371	Bones, worked	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/93226	Worked bone points and harpoons, some with barbs or notches	Harpoon Point	Shell heap
	19-22-10/93232	Worked bone points and one harpoon point with serrated edges	Point Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92976	Worked bone harpoon point fragments	Harpoon	Shell heap
Image Not Available for Bone harpoons	12-17-40/81616.1	Bone harpoons	Harpoon	Cavern of Espelugues
	19-22-10/92787	Worked bone harpoon points, each with barbs	Harpoon	Shell heap
Image Not Available for Bone points	19-22-10/93123	Bone points	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92762	Worked bone, harpoon points with barbs, some broken	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92978	Worked bone, harpoon points with barbs and serrated edges	Harpoon	Shell heap
	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
Image Not Available for Worked bone points, and bone harpoon points with barbs and serrations, objects sewn onto cards tock with thread	999-22-10/83840	Worked bone points, and bone harpoon points with barbs and serrations, objects sewn onto cards tock with thread	Harpoon Point	Norton Farm

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