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Object Number
46-78-40/5937
Display Title
Sharpened animal limb bone. Bone tool, metapodial.
Descriptions
Object Description
Light brown lower limb bone, sharpened to point, deer?
Bone tool, metapodial. Half of metapodial, distal end intact, shaft sharpened and smoothed. Modified, little weathering.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, utilized, deer?, metacarpal/tarsal, sharpened, cut marks
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lake Dwellers
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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Switzerland
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Lake Dwelling
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 1.4 x 0.55 cm (6 11/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46.78.40/5937
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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