Record ID: NCL-3B0544
Object type: BOW (WEAPON)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete worked-bone ear lath from a composite bow dating to the second or third century AD. The object consists of a tongue-shaped strip of bone. The strip has parallel edges and is hemispherical in section. It is broken at one end. At the rounded end, there is a semi-circular groove cut out of one of the parallel sides. This groove shows signs of wear. Along the same side as the groove are several diagonal nicks. These nicks run the length of the object, but appear too irregularly spaced and are too faint to be decoration. The flat underside of the object is diagonally scored. …
Created on: Friday 6th February 2004
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Darlington', grid reference and parish protected.