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Astragalus - Bone, circa 1880
Reg. No: LL 32184 4
- Summary:
- Alternative Name(s): Knucklebone
This astragalus bone was excavated at Casselden Place in 2003. It is from the hindquarter of a goat or sheep and part of a group of eight that may have been used to play the game knuckle bones.
'When I was a child, we played in the street with hoops; we played hopscotch, and chasey, and cowboys and Indians, running right round the blocks and that. We even played marbles too.' (Marie Hayes, born and raised in Little Lon 1920-1940)
To the children who lived there, Little Lon was home. The streets and lanes were their playground - for tossing knucklebones, flicking marbles or chasing over the cobblestones. Their chants and laughter were part of the sounds of Little Lon.
| Discipline: | Archaeology - Historical |
| Dimensions: | 30.0 mm (Height), 20.0 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | children s play |
| Themes this item is part of: | Little Lon, Little Lon Collection, Childhood & Youth Collection |
| Primary Classification: | HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | (To Be Classified) |
| Tertiary Classification: | (to be classified) |
| Activity: | DOMESTIC |
| Specific Activity: | FOOD |
| Lot Area Unit: | 41H/3/430 |
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