Accession No

Z 46184.81 A


Description

One point of worked bone, roughly lenticular in cross section with one blunt flattened end; the other end tapering into a wider wedge. Yellow brown surface coloration.


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 46184.81 A; A.II.33 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

152mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Bone; Handle; Long
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink reading: 'A.II.33.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 46184.81 [A-B]: Flat piece of bone pierced at one end, there is a slot for a side blade at the end. There is another piece of bone marked with A II.33. It is a large bone point.
Event Date 1/3/2001
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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 11/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
One point of worked bone, roughly lenticular in cross section with one blunt flattened end; the other end tapering into a wider wedge. Yellow brown surface coloration.
Event Date 21/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:27187

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