Oggetto archeologico
Awl on animal boneUp one level |
Civic Museum of Palaeontology and Palaeo-ethonology “Decio de Lorentiis”. Awls. Bone.
Neolithic.
Awls on long small sized animal bone, with carefully ground edges. Two have a pointed tip, the third has a rounded tip.
This exhibits, made of bone, already known in the Upper Palaeolithic, were probably used to perforate, to decorate pottery and for weaving.
Further information
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| Identificazione | ||
| Inventory number: | 83588, 83589, 83590 | |
| Precedenti localizzazioni | ||
| Provenance: | Consegna A. e F. Piccinno | |
| Reperimento | ||
| Place of discovery: | Grotta Sacra CAVE, Laghi Alimini, Otranto (Le) | |
| Oggetto | ||
| Class and ware: | Bone industry | |
| Cronologia | ||
| Period: | Neolithic | |
| Dati tecnici | ||
| Material: | Bone | |
| Width: | 1,6 - 1,1 - 1,1 | |
| Length: | 11,4 - 9,8 - 9,8 | |
| Thickness: | 0,7 - 0,6 - 0,5 | |
| Varie: | Units cm | |
