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Object Number
72-20-40/6912
Display Title
Pointed bone tools, made of metatarsal & metacarpal bones. Mammal, metapodial
Descriptions
Object Description
Mammal, metapodial bones. Awls; some with distal end well intact (5). Some with proximal end sharpened. Modified: sharpened ends, split.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, utilized, awls, pointed ends
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake dwellings; Lake Concise; Lake Neuchatel
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.9 x 1.5 x 1 cm (3 7/8 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
21
Label on object
6912
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