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. 2309.

Ersteller: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_2309

Typ: Image

Format: L.55mm; W.13.5mm; T.3mm

Produced from wide longitudinal segment of longbone wall. Broadly rectangular in section at top, just retaining a trace of marrow cavity almost to point. In upper half fracture surfaces show no secondary working and sides are somewhat irregular. In lower half, i.e. final ca. 27mm, fracture surfaces become rounded and adopt a regular taper to sharp point. Final 8mm is worked in round to oval section shape and tapers in round to perfectly intact point. Faint horizontal file marks on lower sides.

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