From Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
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Javeline head
These two bone javelin heads were found at Bac Mhic Connain on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. They were made between 100 BC and 300 AD.
Both heads are long, tapering to a point. The other end is hollowed to take a shaft and one has a rivet hole for fastening it. They are finely finished.
Spears and javelins of both bone and iron were used in the Iron Age. Bone spears were easier to make.
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000-100-038-750-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.GNB 16 |
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Between 100 BC and 300 AD
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Material: |
Bone Bone; finely finished
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Dimensions: |
3.75" L 4.56" L
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What: |
Javelin head Javelin head
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Who: |
Beveridge Collection Beveridge Collection
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Where: |
Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Vallay, Bac Mhic Connain Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Vallay, Bac Mhic Connain
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Bone javelin head from Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist Bone javelin head from Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist
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- Hallén, Ywonne. The use of bone and antler at Foshigarry and Bac Mhic Connain, two Iron Age sites on North Uist, Western Isles. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 124 (1994), pp 189-231, esp. pp 205-6.
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