Accession No
1948.2231 J
Description
A long, narrow piece of bone which tapers towards one end. Possibly used in the production of textiles as a pin or piercer/awl.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Hadstock Road
Period
Iron Age
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator and donor]; Bushnell, Geoffrey Hext Sutherland [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.2231 J
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
9mm x 4mm x 89mm Weight 0.002kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Long, narrow piece.
Event Date 1948
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Early Iron Age site. Excavated by Thomas C. Lethbridge and Geoffrey H.S. Bushnell in August 1948.
Event Date 8/1948
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (References)
Fell, C. I., Lethbridge, T. C. and Bushnell, G. H. S. (1949). 'Archaeological Notes. Iron Age Site at Linton'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 42. p. 129.
Event Date 1949
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Fell, C. I. (1953). 'An Early Iron Age Settlement at Linton, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 46. p. 33, 39. fig. 2 no. 7.
Event Date 1953
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Fell, C. I. (1953). 'An Early Iron Age Settlement at Linton, Cambridgeshire'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 46. pp. 31-42
Event Date 1953
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Possibly some were part of pins (1948.2231 H-K). Bone showing workings.
Event Date 17/2/1987
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A long, narrow piece of bone which tapers towards one end. Possibly used in the production of textiles as a pin or piercer/awl.
Event Date 2/10/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Analysis)
Previously dated as Iron Age A.
Event Date 21/6/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:13445
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