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 handle from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 263.

Аутор: The Discovery Programme

Идентификатор извора: WSFP_V03_FIG_0263

Врста извора: Image

Формат: L.41mm; W.20mm; T.4mm

Incomplete; two pieces of a possible haft. Carved from red deer antler. Rectangular in shape with thin rectangular curved section; very slightly curved profile. Shallow, irregular groove incised near one end of smaller piece, and larger piece has two roughly conjoining incised lines also near one end. The pieces are very worn

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