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Description: | An Early Medieval - Medieval antler fragment, a tine offcut: manufacturing waste (c.9th -12th century). The fragment is from the tip of an antler tine, commonly discarded during the manufacturing process. The base has saw-marks; there are no other signs of working or use. The antler is probably from a red deer (Cervus elaphus). Finds such as this one are very common on Anglo-Scandinavian and Late Saxon sites (c.9th-12th C), and the antler working industry goes into decline after then, but this fragment cannot be dateed definitively. Refer to MacGregor et al 1999: Bone and Antlerworking in Anglo-Scandinavian York as good example.MacGregor et al (1999:1909) illustrates similar examples from antler working and notes that tines are sawn from the beam and discarded without being used.Dimensions: length: 42.83mm; width: 23.09mm; thickness: 18.39mm; weight: 15.49g.Identification by Dr Steven Ashby, Finds Liaison Officer, Northamptonshire, PhD on antler artefacts. Reference: MacGregor, A. Mainman, A. J. and Rogers, N. S. H. 1999. Bone, Antler, Ivory and Horn from Anglo-Scandinavian and Medieval York. Council for British Archaeology, York.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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