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 spatula from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 59.

Fotograf: The Discovery Programme

Identifikator: WSFP_V03_FIG_0059

Type: Image

Format: L.100mm; W.23.5mm; T.3.5mm

Incomplete; handled, spatula-type object, broken across 'blade'. Carved from large mammal rib. Finely made, flat implement. Roughly circular expanded head, 19mm by 22mm; narrow handle, 34mm by 13mm by 3mm - widens slightly to form blade 40mm by 3mm thick. Blade widens slightly from 22mm below handle to 23.5mm at breakage point. Curves slightly in profile.

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