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[Object]  BI 137: Bone Stylus

One end pointed, the other flattened for erasing. Early red fill east of road. Leica, vii-79 ... 28 March 1935

[Object]  BI 187: Bone Spoon

Small-bowled spoon with flat handle, cut at the top into a leaf shape, and pierced, just below this, with a small hole. Red Roman fill over interior north wall of Burnt Building. Leica, vii-78 ... 19 June 1935

[Object]  BI 313: Bone Die

Intact. Numbers arranged as usual: one opposite six; two opposite five; three opposite four. Bone greenish in color, as are other pieces of bone from this fill. Late Roman fill. Leica, vii-87 ... 4 June 1936

[Object]  BI 315: Bone Pin

Large heavy moulded head, with fine grooves around shaft just below. Well, earth. Leica, vii-78 ... 9 June 1936

[Object]  BI 404: Bone Stylus

Pointed at one end. Flat paddle at the other, with ornamental grooves between. Well, basket 9. Leica, XXXIX-51, vii-79 ... 25 May 1937

[Object]  BI 416: Bone Pin

Short shaft tapering to a point. Pointed knob head and grooves around the shaft just below the head. Well, earth. Leica, vii-78 ... 12 June 1937

[Object]  BI 419: Bone Die

Not quite cubical, and fairly large. The pips of the numbers are made of an incised ring around a dot. Well D, earth. Leica, vii-87 ... 17 June 1937

[Object]  BI 420: Bone Die

Double incised rings around dots. Similar to BI 419, but smaller. Well D, earth. Leica, vii-87 ... 17 June 1937

[Object]  BI 421: Bone Stylus

One half of the shaft roughly rounded, pointed at the end; the other rectangular, and flattened at the end. Well, from the earth. Leica, XXXIX-51, vii-79, i-65 ... 13 June 1937

[Object]  BI 457: Ivory Handle

Large guard for the hilt of a sword, inlay carving of palmettes at the top on either side. Traces of iron pins and silver (?) which must have been carefully picked out. Inscibed beneath. Mr. Gejvall considers ... 13 June 1938