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Object Number 69-37-40/4925.3
Display Title 3 limb bones of deer
Descriptions
Object Description 2 metatarsals, 1 partial distal radius, 1 juvenile metatarsal. Shaft of radius looks carved or sharpened. Radius modified: carved or sharpened. Moderately weathered.
Inventory Description Organic, bone, faunal remain, two limb bones of deer
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland / <State> / <County> / <City> / St. Aubin
Europe / Switzerland / <State> / <County> / <City> / Concise
Intrasite Lake Dwellings
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Neuchatel
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 2.75 x 2.8 cm (12 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 1., 4925, civ.1, metatars sin, 3., civ.3, cervus daph radius

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