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Object Number 71-19-40/5524
Display Title Awls made of fragment of rib
Descriptions
Object Description Awls made of fragment of rib
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, tapered to point one end, flat
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings; Lake Neuchatel
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 11.6 x 0.4 cm (9/16 x 4 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 5524; St. Aubin

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Assorted worked bones - 4 ribs, 5 awls made from animal bone shafts, mended
2002.1.1514 Assorted worked bones - 4 ribs, 5 awls made from animal bone shafts, mended
Raw Material
Shaft, modified
Homolka
Image Not Available for Awls made of fragment of rib
71-19-40/5541 Awls made of fragment of rib
Switzerland
Awls made of bone; Sharpened bone pieces
71-19-40/5469 Awls made of bone; Sharpened bone pieces
Utilized bone
St. Aubin
Image Not Available for Awls made of bone
71-19-40/5477 Awls made of bone
Utilized bone
Switzerland
Small awls made of bone
71-19-40/5182 Small awls made of bone
Utilized bone
St. Aubin
Awls? made of bone
70-8-40/2552 Awls? made of bone
Utilized bone
France
Awl made of rib
71-19-40/5380 Awl made of rib
Utilized bone
St. Aubin
Awl made of rib
71-19-40/5379 Awl made of rib
Utilized bone
St. Aubin
Image Not Available for Small awls made of bone
71-19-40/5476 Small awls made of bone
Utilized bone
Switzerland
Image Not Available for Small awls made of bone
71-19-40/5183 Small awls made of bone
Point
Switzerland
Bone awls made from split bone
01-32-10/57115 Bone awls made from split bone
Point
Wetherill Mesa Pueblo; Mesa Tierra; LA 17220
Image Not Available for Bone tool (3 awls) and bone fragment (worked)
29-20-10/97603 Bone tool (3 awls) and bone fragment (worked)
Utilized bone
Hill Top Ruin