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Object Number 78-64-40/16692
Display Title Bone awls; Bone shards and metatarsals of rabbit
Descriptions
Object Description Bone shards and metatarsals of rabbit. 3 metatarsals of lepus species (rabbit), along w/ many bone shaft shards Modified: bone shards sharpened. Lepus bones unworked.
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, flattened, tapered to points
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • ancient European styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Bienne
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm (3 11/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 33
Label on object 16692

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Utilized bone
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
France
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Faunal Remain
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Utilized bone
Raw Material
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Deer metatarsals
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Faunal Remain
Raw Material
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Deer metatarsals
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Faunal Remain
Raw Material
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Faunal Remain
Czechoslovakia
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Faunal Remain
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Bone
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Glass shards, opiate paraphernalia
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Recreational device
Weight
Container
Unclassified
Stone
Bottle
Adze
Needle
Floral
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Utilized bone
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