Bone projectile tip with four microlithic flakes embedded in the sides and held in with a resin-like substance [SM (Verve) 4/10/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bone projectile tip with four microlithic flakes embedded in the sides and held in with a resin-like substance [SM (Verve) 4/10/2016]
Long description: Tapering bone projectile tip, possibly a spearhead with carved tang at one end and long grooves running down either side. Embedded into these grooves are microlithic flakes. One side has three remaining, the other has one. The three largest flakes are triangular in shape. The flakes are held in place with a dark brown material that resembles resin. [SM (Verve) 3/5/2016]
Geographical reference: Denmark
Europe > Northern Europe > Denmark; Unknown
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: 6800-5000 BC Archaeological period: Mesolithic Maglemosian
Date collected: By 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Animal Bone, Material Flint Stone, Material Earth, Process Carved, Process Inlaid, Process Flaked
Dimensions: Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 157 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.122.550 Other numbers: 2

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