Abstract:
The bone needle from Owidz
The relic described in the article is an example of an object made of
natural material. It was found in 2006 during excavation works conducted
by Joanna Jarzęcka-Stąporek on an early medieval stronghold in Owidz.
The Owidz needle has been preserved in its entirety, its length is 7.7 cm,
the maximum width is 1.4 cm, and the diameter of the hole is 0.3 cm. The
Owidz needle was probably made of an arrow bone of a pig. The monument
has a polished and smoothed surface. It would seem that a small artifact
like the needle is insignificant and too ordinary to talk about. However, the
most unusual is that it survived in the earth for over 1000 years, that it was
made by man and was used by people to make other objects. The needle
is therefore a tangible testimony that has remained after people who have long gone.
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