The Western Stone Forts Project

The Western Stone Forts Project was initiated to study a distinctive group of large stone forts located along the western seaboard of Ireland. The majority of these forts are concentrated on the Aran Islands County Galway, in the Burren Co. Clare and on the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas Co. Kerry. Excavations associated with the project were…

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Bone point from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 1279.

Fotograf: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_1279

Type: Image

Format: L.75mm; W.17mm; T.7mm

Produced from narrow longitudinal segment of longbone wall of large animal. Remains of marrow cavity continue down most of length. Fracture surfaces are totally unworked until final ca. 15mm when object is shaped into finely rounded tapering point, the lower extremity of which is broken. Upper sides taper gently but rate of taper is greater in round sectioned working end.

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