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Early Bronze Age antler pick
Antler pick made from a substantial piece of atler with the shaft at the handle end cleanly broken, and with the trez tine cut off a the join for ease of holding. The base fo the bez tine has been left projecting several cm, possibly to allow a better grip. There is extremely heavy wear at the pick end with the brow tine being alsmost entirely worn away. Antler may also have been used as a hammer.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2007.36H/3
Find Information
Site Name: Copa Hill, Cwmystwyth
Grid Reference: SN 8116 7520
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1995
Measurements
length / mm:350
width / mm:80
thickness / mm:56
weight / g:302.1
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