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Bone tool made of a metatarsal bone. Large mammal, metapodial.
Bone tool made of a metatarsal bone. Large mammal, metapodial.
Object Number 72-20-40/6926
Display Title Bone tool made of a metatarsal bone. Large mammal, metapodial.
Descriptions
Object Description Large mammal, metapodial. Distal end well intact, proximal end rounded, flattened. Modified: "awl", flattened, rounded.
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, awl, flat shaft, rounded end
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings; Lake Concise; Lake Neuchatel
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 1.5 x 1 cm (3 7/8 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 6926

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