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1884.118.215

Pinners bone made from distal metatarsal of cattle (Bos). Shaft shaped with 4 flat faces and incised grooves. Distal end not present. [JW [Excav. PR] 03/06/2013]

1884.118.215

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pinners bone made from distal metatarsal of cattle (Bos). Shaft shaped with 4 flat faces and incised grooves. Distal end not present. [JW [Excav. PR] 03/06/2013]
Date
Date collected
By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone
Dimensions
Depth: max 27 mm, Width: max 47 mm, Length: max 128 mm, Weight 99 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.118.215 PR Cat other PR nos: 3695
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers carried out excavations at London Wall from October to December 1866, in addition some items from those excavations in this collection are dated January 1867 this object may have been collected during this period [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Associated publications
Lane Fox, A.H. 1867. Objects found at great depth in the vicinity of the old London Wall. Archaeological Journal 24: 61-64. [Dan Hicks 29/07/2013] Lane-Fox, A.H. 1867. A description of certain piles found near London Wall and Southwark, possibly the remains of Pile Buildings. Journal of the Anthropological Society of London 5: lxxi-lxxxiii. [Dan Hicks 29/07/2013]

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