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Dagger

Object Number:EU497
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Middle Aurignacian (uncertain)
Upper Aurignacian (uncertain)
Provenience: France
Dordogne
Abri Blanchard (uncertain)
Labatut (uncertain)
Roches de Sergeac
Period: Middle Aurignacian (uncertain)
Upper Aurignacian (uncertain)
Section:European
Materials:Bone
Technique:Worked
Length: 23.7 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Louis Didon, 1913

Description

Original Card: Dagger. Bone. France, Dordogne, Abri No. 2 or Abri Blanchard.

1940 Revised: Worked Bone - "Poignard" (Didon). Long, curved, pointed bone. Shows signs of having been gnawed by rodents. France, Dordogne, Roches de Sergeac, Labatut or Abri Blanchard. Middle or Upper Aurignacian.

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