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needle
Object Type
needle
Museum number
1939,1011.151
Description
Needle, made from animal bone. Oval perforation towards one end, both ends pointed.
Cultures/periods
Iron Age
Production date
500 BC - AD 50
(circa)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Dr Gerhard Bersu
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Little Woodbury
, pit 79
Materials
bone
Technique
perforated
Dimensions
Length:
78.40 millimetres
Weight:
1 grammes
Thickness:
2.80 millimetres
Width:
5.40 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Bersu 1940 / Excavations at Little Woodbury, Wiltshire (1938-39)
Location
On display
(G50/dc25)
Acquisition name
Division of Finds:
The Prehistoric Society
Acquisition date
1939
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1939,1011.151