Accession No
Z 45392 A
Description
Worked piece of bone, likely an incomplete tool. One half is narrowed into a handle, with a triangular notch cut into one side and butt end rounded to one side. The other half is rectangular with flat faces, the corners of the sides are cut off to create a smaller, flat end.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Melville Peninsula; Naujaat; Naujan
Period
Thule
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 45392 A; N22 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
108mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 45392 [A-B]: '2 pieces of bone.'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 45392 [A-B]: 'Bone ?Handle'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Graham Rowley in September 1938 on the site of Therkel Mathiassen’s 1922 excavation. According Rowley (see XA/1/35), he ‘dug for a few afternoons in the lower levels of one of the igloos [Mathiassen] had not completed’. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/3).
Event Date 9/1938
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: Clare McKenna
Context (Amendments / updates)
Z 45385 - Z 45399 were originally listed as being collected and donated by Thomas Manning, but have now been identified as being excavated and donated by Graham Rowley. The Source field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 23/9/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Worked piece of bone, likely an incomplete tool. One half is narrowed into a handle, with a triangular notch cut into one side and butt end rounded to one side. The other half is rectangular with flat faces, the corners of the sides are cut off to create a smaller, flat end.
Event Date 30/9/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:27303
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