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Record 1 2011-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
CONT

This is a Middle Dorset harpoon foreshaft from the Buchanan site. It is probably about 2000 years old. It is made out of antler, and would have been attached to the end of a wooden harpoon shaft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

Objets du Vieux Béringien des sépultures d'Ékven, en Tchoukotka [...] douille de harpon décorée de motifs gravés et sculptés, [...] préhampe de harpon décorée comme la douille.

Spanish

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