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. 1608.

Maker: The Discovery Programme

Verwijzing: WSFP_V03_FIG_1608

Type: Image

Formaat: L.91mm; W.16mm; T.5mm

Produced from longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Sides converge evenly to round-sectioned and finely-pointed tip. Piece is composed from outer area of longbone wall, retaining little of natural bone shape. Fracture surfaces appear to be slightly reworked for lower 34mm while area nearing point has been worked in the round for final ca. 15mm. Point is intact. Little detail is visible concerning surface working as surface has peeled considerable. Upper region is composed largely of spongy bone. There is a circular perforation just below the upper end.

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