File:A bone point which may date to the Iron Age (700BC - 100AD) or the late Early Medieval - Medieval (AD850-1300) but is essentially undateable. (FindID 549997).jpg

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A bone point which may date to the Iron Age (700BC - 100AD) or the late Early Medieval - Medieval (AD850-1300) but is essentially undateable.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-03-13 12:38:04
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A bone point which may date to the Iron Age (700BC - 100AD) or the late Early Medieval - Medieval (AD850-1300) but is essentially undateable.
Description
English: A bone point which may date to the Iron Age (700BC - 100AD) or the late Early Medieval - Medieval (AD850-1300) but is essentially undateable. This bone point has been worked on the long bone of an animal; one end has been shaped to form a point. There is some evidence of wear around the point. The opposite end to the point is broken.

Dimensions: length: 61.5mm; width: 20.6mm; thickness: 8.5mm; weight: 8.91g.

Identification by Jackie Keily, Curator, Museum of London.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 700 BC and 1300
Accession number
FindID: 549997
Old ref: LON-0665F3
Filename: Wells-BP4-Oct12.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/419755
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/419755/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/549997
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Object location51° 27′ 57.96″ N, 0° 13′ 17.63″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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