Accession No

Z 46185.32


Description

Bone point, possibly a pick or maul head. Sharp tip; blade pierced horizontally at base; haft scored around surface.


Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Strathcona Sound; Avartoq [Akbahtok]


Period

?Thule ?Inuit


Source

Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 46185.32; A.III.22 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

132mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Large point.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
House III. Excavated by Graham Rowley in July 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 7/1937
Author: maa


Context (References)
Rowley, G. (2007). Cold Comfort: My Love Affair with the Arctic. 2nd edition. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Event Date 2007
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (Amendments / updates)
This collection was previously entered as from '?Southampton Island' and collected by Graham Rowley in 1936. However, they correspond to those excavated by Rowley in 1937 at the site of Avartoq [Akbahtok], Strathcona Sound, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/4). The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 4/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang


Description (Physical description)
Bone point, possibly a pick or maul head. Sharp tip; blade pierced horizontally at base; haft scored around surface.
Event Date 7/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:26973

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