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Javeline head

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From Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist, Outer Hebrides

Postcard of Javeline head.
000-100-038-750-C
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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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Online ID: 000-100-038-750-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.GNB 16
Date: Between 100 BC and 300 AD
Material: Bone
Bone; finely finished
Dimensions: 3.75" L
4.56" L
What: Javelin head
Javelin head
Subject:
Who: Beveridge Collection
Beveridge Collection
Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Vallay, Bac Mhic Connain
Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Vallay, Bac Mhic Connain
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Description: Bone javelin head from Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist
Bone javelin head from Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist
References:
  • HallĂ©n, 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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