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finds > finds type > small finds > tool > awl

Preferred term

awl  

Definition

  • A small tool consisting of a thin, tapering, sharp-pointed blade of bone, flint, or metal used for piercing holes, making decorations, or in assisting basketweaving.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • piercer
  • pin

Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Dictionary of Artifacts 2007. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.p.22

In other languages

  • Ahle

    German

  • Pfriem

URI

https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/awl/4.87

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