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Summary
Antler
Cite this Record
x255. Aaron Kendall. 2009 ( tDAR id: 398581) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8N29Z72
Keywords
Culture
Norse
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
Investigation Types
Collections Research
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Data Recovery / Excavation
Geographic Keywords
Greenland
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North Atlantic
Temporal Keywords
Viking Age/Early Medieval
Spatial Coverage
min long: -47.514; min lat: 59.604 ; max long: -42.855; max lat: 61.88 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Aaron Kendall
Source Collections
Greenlandic National Museum and Archive
Additional Metadata
Filename: V48_Artifacts_tDAR
Place: Greenland
Region: Eastern Settlement
Site: V48
Year: 1977
Artifact No.: 255
Context (cm below): 132.5
Area: Field CD; Square D 11
Description: Shine(?) of Reindeer Antler
Matl. Category: Antler
Matl. Type: Reindeer
Length: 5.06
Width: 1.2
Thick.: 0.2
Qty: 1
Comments: Layer 27; Rectangular shine(?) from comb with knife? 3 rivet holes are preserved, while a fourth found in the fracture surface. In one of the wholes is preserved a rivet of bone. The one long side has smooth surface, while the other has a close range oblique notch, maybe saw traces. On the rail side near the break is maintained a bit of bone cartilage. Stock of Feppe Mohl(?)
Image 1: P1020655
Phasing (AD): 1000-1100
File Information
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| P1020655.JPG | 3.36mb | May 8, 2015 1:42:46 PM | Public |