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1979.10.89

Awl made of bone. Tapered at one end. [RH [OPS Move] 9/5/2017]

1979.10.89

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Collection type
Object
Description
Awl made of bone. Tapered at one end. [RH [OPS Move] 9/5/2017]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Cape Province Plettenberg Bay Robberg Peninsula Nelson Bay cave
Person
Field collector Raymond Robert Inskeep
PRM source Raymond Robert Inskeep
Date / Period
Date made: After 1350 BC Archaeological period: Later Stone Age
Date collected
1964 - 1965
Acquisition information
Donated: 1989
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 3 mm, Length: max 58 mm, Width: max 10 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1979.10.89
Associated publications
Inskeep, R.R. (1987) Nelson Bay Cave, Cape Province, South Africa: the Holocene Levels (Oxford). [AS 29/11/2010]

Search terms: Tool, Animalia, Awl, Animal Part

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