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Tools made of thin pieces of bone
Tools made of thin pieces of bone
Object Number 71-19-40/5188
Display Title Tools made of thin pieces of bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, thin, flat, smooth bones in rectangular shape
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings; lake concise
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 10.9 x 3.5 x 0.4 cm (4 5/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 5188/6/Concise; 5188/10; 5188/66/Concise

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