Accession No
1928.274
Description
Fifteen pieces of horn and antler tine, possibly used as tools. Burrs present on one horn and one antler tine.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Berettyóújfalu; Herpály
Period
Neolithic
Source
National Museum of Hungary [donor]; Tompa, Ferenc [excavator]; Márton, Lajos [excavator]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.274
Cultural Affliation
Material
Horn; Antler
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Labels with objects from this site read "Copper Age. From the large mound at Herpaly, nr. Berettyoujtalu, East Hungary" and "Later Neolithic from Herpaly, East Hungary. Joint excavations 1927 of Magyar Nemzeti Muzeum (sic) Budapest, and this Musuem."
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Numerous pieces of horns and antlers, evidently used as tools
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Joint excavation by Ferenc Tompa and Lajos Márton, National Museum of Hungary and Louis C.G. Clarke, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1927. See archive (LL1/4/1) for correspondence, notes, etc.
Event Date 1927
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Part of horns and antlers.'
Event Date 1928
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Description (Physical description)
Fifteen pieces of horn and antler tine, possibly used as tools. Burrs present on one horn and one antler tine.
Event Date 10/5/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:49135
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