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1884.118.230

Bone point of proximal metatarsal of cattle (Bos) or deer (Cervus). Shaft worked to a blunt point. Shaft perforated. [JW [Excav. PR] 04/06/2013]

1884.118.230

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone point of proximal metatarsal of cattle (Bos) or deer (Cervus). Shaft worked to a blunt point. Shaft perforated. [JW [Excav. PR] 04/06/2013]
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 "in roadway, 13 feet deep"
Date
Date collected
1867 Jan 11
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone
Dimensions
Depth: max 44 mm, Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 86 mm, Weight 104 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.118.230
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. [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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