Accession No
2007.453 D.4
Description
Fragment of a bone pin, or possibly the tooth of a comb. Transversely striated.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; [Huntingdonshire]; Buckden
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Addyman, Peter Vincent [excavator and donor]; Tebbutt, Charles Frederick [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2007.453 D.4; BUC63/64
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
20mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Hut C. Small find 94. Excavations at Buckden gravel pits by Peter V. Addyman and Charles F. Tebbutt, 1961-1964. See archive for site reports, plans, etc. (Doc.296-Doc.300).
Event Date 1961
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (References)
Council for British Archaeology. (1963). CBA Group 7 Bulletin 10: Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1963. p. 1
Event Date 1963
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (References)
Council for British Archaeology. (1964). CBA Group 7 Bulletin 11: Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1964. p. 1
Event Date 1964
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Acquisition Details)
Material excavated by Addyman in the 1960s and only recently donated to the Museum.
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.453 [A-D]: 'BUC61 + BUC63/64 (Box 2) containing pottery and bone artefacts.'
Event Date 2007
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Description for 2007.453 D[.1-4]: 'Three bags containing one bone pin, two thread pickers (also known as 'bodkin' or 'weaving tool') and one double-ended bone comb. The central bar is affixed with iron rivets, with a ring and dot motif throughout, excellent condition.'
Event Date 22/8/2018
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of a bone pin, or possibly the tooth of a comb. Transversely striated.
Event Date 6/9/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:303901
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