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Worked bone (fish spear?)
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Object Number 999-22-10/83790
Display Title Worked bone (fish spear?)
Descriptions
Object Description Worked bone (fish spear?)
Inventory Description Worked bone, fish spear?
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Knox County / North Haven / Brown's
Quantity 1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bone fish spear
999-22-10/83851 Bone fish spear
Utilized bone
Knox County
Wood and bone spear point (fish spear?)
87-25-10/43939 Wood and bone spear point (fish spear?)
Fishing and trapping
Alaska
Organic, worked bivalve shell, perforated; worked antler cylinder; worked antler tine fragment; fish bone frragments; worked animal bone fragments, one possible beamer or scraper made from metapodial; worked coal fragments
999-22-10/77634 Organic, worked bivalve shell, perforated; worked antler cylinder; worked antler tine fragment; fish bone frragments; worked animal bone fragments, one possible beamer or scraper made from metapodial; worked coal fragments
Coal/clinker
Modified Lithic
Utilized Antler
Faunal Remain
Utilized bone
Utilized Shell
Hahn's Field
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
Fish bones; turtle bone fragments, one worked; worked antler tip fragments, one calcined
01-38-10/69427 Fish bones; turtle bone fragments, one worked; worked antler tip fragments, one calcined
Utilized Antler
Utilized bone
Faunal Remain
Madisonville
Bone side barb for fish spear
54-4-10/34449 Bone side barb for fish spear
Projectile Point
Alaska
Worked animal bone fragment, possible fish hook or baculum fragment
07-6-10/78428 Worked animal bone fragment, possible fish hook or baculum fragment
Utilized bone
Madisonville
Worked animal bone fish hook
07-6-10/78020 Worked animal bone fish hook
Hook
Madisonville
Bone spear point with line used for spearing large fish. Point is two bone valve
67-7-10/261A Bone spear point with line used for spearing large fish. Point is two bone valve
Spear
North America
Fish bone, possibly worked
63-4-10/40154 Fish bone, possibly worked
Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Fish bone, possibly worked
63-4-10/39949 Fish bone, possibly worked
Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Organic, worked bird bone awl fragment; fish bones
11-10-10/A4595 Organic, worked bird bone awl fragment; fish bones
Perforator
Faunal Remain
Madisonville