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Object Number 71-19-40/5531
Display Title Slender bone awl
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, pointed awl, thin, cut marks in middle
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings; Lake Neuchatel
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm (2 13/16 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 5531

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