Deer humerus bone
- Description
- Red deer were plentiful in Devon after the Ice Ages. Their meat would have provided food, their hides clothing, and antler was essential for making tools. This bone was found at the Mesolithic site at Westward Ho! in Devon.
- Accession Loan No.
- 42/2003/21HB
- Collection Class
- Devon archaeology
- Common Name
- deer humerus bone
- Simple Name
- faunal bone
- Full Name
- humerus
- Dimensions
- whole 140 ; whole 80 ; whole 90
- Period Classification
- Mesolithic (10000-4000 BC)
- Family Group
- Material
- bone (animal)
- Collection Site Name
- Westward Ho!
- Collection Town
- Westward Ho!
- Collection County
- Devon
- Collection Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
