Description

Summary: A Bronze Age bone point found on Bulford Down, Wiltshire.

Research results

A Bronze Age polished bone point of uncertain provenance, found in 1917 on Bulford Down.

This object was examined as part of the research published in Ritual in Early Bronze Age Grave Goods; a six-year research project carried out by Professor John Hunter and Dr Anne Woodward and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Aided by a large number of other specialists the pair undertood an exhuastive study examining over 1000 objects held in 13 museums across the country in order to provide an extensive overview of burial practices in the period and identify regional practices.