Context (Found together / assemblage)
The box in which the objects were found was marked "North Ryder Island".
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Small spear.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Double-ended bone tool with spatula and chisel-like ends, the spatula end partially broken off and missing. Elongated central stem with circular cross-section; one end has a gently sloping, chisel-like terminal which broadens slightly before narrowing to a point; the underside of this end is raked with shallow, transverse marks; the other end has a spatula-like terminal, terminated midway by a slanted, transverse break.
Event Date 25/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

Context (Amendments / updates)
An undated note in the database states: 'The box in which the objects [Z 46204.1-7] were found was marked "North Ryder Island".' At some point, the material comprising Z 46204.1-7 was removed from that box and placed in one of the boxes containing material from Nuqsarnaq. Z 46204.1-7 was accessioned as being from Nuqsarnaq, from Area N. It is unclear on what basis this decision was taken and the objects themselves are not marked with any identifying information. As such, North Ryder Island has been tentatively added to the Place field, and Thomas Thomson Paterson and the Wordie Arctic Expedition have been tentatively added to the Source field.
Event Date 26/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal