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Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
Object Number 86-46-10/A4002
Display Title Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
Descriptions
Inventory Description Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
Classification
  • Perforator
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Anderson Township / Turpin Archaeological District / Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Intrasite Block #5; General diggings
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson Township; Newton, near; Old Homestead, east of
Materials Animal bone
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 12.2 × 4.5 × 2.3 cm (4 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object A4002
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Charles L. Metz (1885)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1885)

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Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
86-46-10/A3975 Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
Perforator
Turpin Archaeological District
Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
63-4-10/40649 Worked animal bone awls, made from ulnas
Perforator
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Animal bone fragments, including skull with sagittal crest, two mandible fragments with some teeth intact, two vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ulnas, tibias, radii, metapodials, and teeth; one bird bone fragment, possibly worked
63-4-10/40655 Animal bone fragments, including skull with sagittal crest, two mandible fragments with some teeth intact, two vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ulnas, tibias, radii, metapodials, and teeth; one bird bone fragment, possibly worked
Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Worked animal bone awl, made from ulna
07-6-10/78174 Worked animal bone awl, made from ulna
Perforator
Madisonville
Animal bone fragments, mammal and bird, including scapula, ulnas, pelvis
63-4-10/50073 Animal bone fragments, mammal and bird, including scapula, ulnas, pelvis
Faunal Remain
Fish Hatchery Mound; Ohio State Site # 33HA 229 (143)
Worked animal bone awl and awl fragment, one made from ulna
63-4-10/39781 Worked animal bone awl and awl fragment, one made from ulna
Perforator
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Worked animal bone awl, made from ulna
86-46-10/A3957 Worked animal bone awl, made from ulna
Perforator
Turpin Archaeological District
Worked animal bone awl, made from ulna
11-10-10/A4519 Worked animal bone awl, made from ulna
Perforator
Madisonville
Worked animal bone awls and awl fragments
86-46-10/A3982 Worked animal bone awls and awl fragments
Perforator
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Worked animal bone awls and awl fragments; two fragments crossmend
07-6-10/78425 Worked animal bone awls and awl fragments; two fragments crossmend
Perforator
Madisonville
Bone awls; Sharpened ulna bone pieces
78-64-40/16686 Bone awls; Sharpened ulna bone pieces
Utilized bone
Switzerland
Worked animal bone awl, worked from ulna
86-46-10/A3626 Worked animal bone awl, worked from ulna
Perforator
Turpin Archaeological District