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Image Not Available for Metacarpal of pig
Metacarpal of pig
Image Not Available for Metacarpal of pig
Object Number 41-57-10/27543
Display Title Metacarpal of pig
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Concord / Estabrook Farm
Intrasite West wall of house, southwest corner
Provenance
Provenance Department of Anthropology, Harvard University (1937)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1937)

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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Utilized bone
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Perforator
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Bone implement made from a metacarpal or metatarsal bone of deer
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Utilized bone
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Bone awl made from metacarpal or metatarsal of deer
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Perforator
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Bone awl (roe deer anterior metacarpal)
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Utilized bone
Yugoslavia
Image Not Available for Metacarpal bone of deer.
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Madisonville