Accession No
Z 45199
Description
A worked long bone, possibly a beamer. The middle section of the bone has been removed to create a rectangular-shaped slot exposing the interior edges of the bone; the cut edges are internally bevelled and appear polished through use. There is a substantial crack on the proximal epiphysis; general deterioration, irregular linear scratches, and dirt accumulation throughout the surface.
Place
Arctic; Greenland; Avannaata; Baffin Bay; Carey Islands; Isbjørneø [Isbjørn Island]
Period
Thule
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [excavator and donor]; 1937 Wordie Expedition
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 45199
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
380mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Mark in pencil: 'CARY ISLANDS HUT 1'
Event Date
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Description (Physical description)
Hollowed large longbone
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Hut 1. Excavated in August 1937 by Thomas Lethbridge during the 1937 Cambridge Expedition to North West Greenland and the Canadian Arctic, led by James Mann Wordie. See MAA archive for list of objects (XA/1/28) and photo collection for lantern slides and photographs; see the University Library for excavation notebook (MS Add.9258/3).
Event Date 8/1937
Author: maa
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1938). ‘Appendix II: Eskimo Archaeology’ in J.M. Wordie, et al. ‘An Expedition to North West Greenland and the Canadian Arctic in 1937’. The Geographical Journal, vol. 92(5). pp 385-418
Event Date 1938
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Context (References)
Lethbridge, T.C. (1939) ‘Archaeological Data from the Canadian Arctic’, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 69(2), pp. 187–233.
Event Date 1939
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Description (Physical description)
A worked long bone, possibly a beamer. The middle section of the bone has been removed to create a rectangular-shaped slot exposing the interior edges of the bone; the cut edges are internally bevelled and appear polished through use. There is a substantial crack on the proximal epiphysis; general deterioration, irregular linear scratches, and dirt accumulation throughout the surface.
Event Date 18/9/2024
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:27214
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