Awl
29-183-34
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Uragawa | Uragawa Hill
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-183-34 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Uragawa | Uragawa Hill |
| Period | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Flint |
| Technique | Flaked |
| Description | Awl. Flaked tool of black obsidian. Oval shape with long point. One side of oval chipped. Both sides flat and smooth. Awls have been found in sites from the Late Paleolithic to the Yayoi Periods. This example has a long but thick extension. |
| Length | 5.6 cm |
| Width | 2.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number | None - Field No SF |
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