1884.118.229

Collection type

Object

Description

Bone point of proximal metatarsal of cattle (Bos) or deer (Cervus). Shaft hollowed and pointed. Surface weathered. [JW [Excav. PR] 03/06/2013]

Geographical reference

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England Greater London City of London EC2 London Wall Gooch and Cousens wool warehouse

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers

PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Date

Date collected

1866 - 1867

Acquisition information

Donated: 1884

Materials and processes

Material Animal Bone

Dimensions

Depth: max 35 mm, Width: max 40 mm, Length: max 85 mm, Weight 57 g

Object numbers

Accession number: 1884.118.229 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 then [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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