Accession No

Z 46185.108 C


Description

Elongated, cylindrical point made from worked bone, the proximal end collared with a transverse groove above a sloped terminal with a wedge-like profile.


Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Strathcona Sound; Avartoq [Akbahtok]


Period

?Thule ?Inuit


Source

Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 46185.108 C; A.III.43 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

147mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Z 46185.108 [A-C]: 'Bone; Point; Tool - Worked; Fragment.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
House III. Excavated by Graham Rowley in July 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 07/1937
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: Zahni Blumenthal


Description (Physical description)
Elongated, cylindrical point made from worked bone, the proximal end collared with a transverse groove above a sloped terminal with a wedge-like profile.
Event Date 11/10/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


Context (Amendments / updates)
This collection was previously entered as from '?Southampton Island' and collected by Graham Rowley in 1936. However, they correspond to those excavated by Rowley in 1937 at the site of Avartoq [Akbahtok], Strathcona Sound, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/4). The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 4/10/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal


FM:320154

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