From Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
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Spearhead
This bone spearhead was found at Bac Mhic Connain on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. It was used on a throwing spear, probably for hunting, sometime between 200 BC and 800 AD.
The spearhead has a notch on either side near the tip, forming a dart-like point.
Four main types of weapons were used to catch and kill land and sea mammals: bows and arrows, throwing weapons, thrusting spears and clubs. Throwing weapons were used on land and at sea. Some had detachable heads and were used with a line.
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000-100-038-749-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.GNB 14 |
Date: |
Between 200 BC and 800 AD
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Material: |
Bone; with a notch on either side
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Dimensions: |
5.50" L
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What: |
Projectile head
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Who: |
Beveridge Collection
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Where: |
Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Vallay, Bac Mhic Connain
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Description: |
Bone projectile 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 205-6.
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