Bone Beamer
Dublin Core
Title
Bone Beamer
Subject
Artifacts
Description
This bone beamer was found at a Late Woodland site in Montgomery County in southwestern Virginia. Beamers were made by cutting a groove into a long bone to produce two sharp, parallel edges. The tool was then used to scrape flesh and fat off of animal hides while they were spread over a rounded surface, such as a log or a hideworker’s thigh.
Source
Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, VA
Date
500 B.C.E. - 1600 C.E.
Format
.JPG, 1280 × 960
Type
Image
Coverage
Montgomery County
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
1280 × 960
Files
Citation
“Bone Beamer,” Virginia Indian Archive, accessed September 24, 2023, https://virginiaindianarchive.org/items/show/500.