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Appendix

Bracers from Ireland studied in 2007 and 2008
ID no. site Harbison wear type class % present reuse % new museum colour ID Ixer ID OU  
16 Ireland A 7   original C2 100 no   BM red jasper jasper  
17 Probably Ireland B 61   original A 99 no   BM red jasper jasper  
95 Ireland 69   original A 99 no   NMS grey-green cf. Group VI metasediment  
96 Northern Ireland 33   original A 95 no   NMS green-grey cf. Group VI metasediment  
97 Antrim 35   original A 100 no   NMS dark green/black mafic/ultramafic 'different'  
98 Antrim 43   original A 100 no   Hunterian dark red jasper jasper  
99 Antrim 25   original A 99 no   Hunterian black/dark grey porcellanite porcellanite  
100 Westmeath 36   original A 99 no   Hunterian pink-brown sandstone/arkose fine-grained sandstone  
RED ITEMS
ID no. site Harbison wear type class % present reuse % new museum colour ID Roe modification  
  Ireland 10 worn pendant C2 <50 yes 97 NMI red jasper reworked  
  Ireland 22 NOT STUDIED BY AW          NMI red jasper (FR not seen)    
  Ireland 23 very worn pendant A c.66 yes 95 NMI red jasper repolished both ends  
  Antrim 27 worn pendant A >50 yes 97 NMI red-brown jasper break repolished  
  Antrim 32 worn pendant A <50 yes 97 NMI purple-brown jasper break repolished  
  Ireland 47 fresh original A 99 no   NMI red jasper none  
Carrowkeel Sligo 48 fresh original A 98 no   NMI dull red siltstone or mudstone none  
  Ireland 50 worn pendant A <50 yes 98 NMI red jasper tidied by flaking  
  Antrim 54 worn original A 93 no   NMI purple-red probably jasper, or ORS none  
  Antrim 68 worn new bracer A c.50 yes 100 NMI red-brown jasper break smoothed, new perf.  
  Antrim 71 worn pendant A c.50 yes 96 NMI red-brown jasper break repolished  
  Ireland 76 worn new bracer A ? yes 96 NMI red jasper reworked and repolished  
  Antrim 78 worn original A 100 no   NMI red jasper none  
  Ireland 91 very worn ?pendant A   possible   NMI red jasper (FR not seen) none  
  Antrim 95 worn pendant A 66 yes 98 NMI red-brown jasper break bevelled and repolished  
  Ireland x 213 worn pendant A ? yes 95 NMI red-brown jasper bevelled and part repolished  
  Antrim 1927:498 worn original A ? yes 95 NMI red-brown jasper well repolished  
GREY, BROWN AND BLACK ITEMS
ID no. site Harbison wear type class % present reuse % new museum colour ID Roe modification  
Cloonmull Sligo 3 very worn pendant B2 >50 yes 85 NMI grey-brown fine-grained sedimentary, ferruginous broken end worn  
Dunnamanagh Tyrone 5 worn original C1 98 no   NMI pink-brown micaceous siltstone none cf. 48?
Philpotstown Meath 6 worn original C2 98 no   NMI brown mudstone (Coal Measures?) none  
  Ireland 12 very worn pendant C2 c.90 yes 98 NMI black/dark grey lydite i.e. chert resmoothed  
Glenwhirry Antrim 13 worn original C2 98 no   NMI dark grey banded, probably fine-grained sedimentary none cf. 66
Corran Armagh 14 worn original B1 98 no   NMI pale grey siltstone or mudstone none  
Corran Armagh 16 worn ?pendant B1 c.50 yes 98 NMI pale grey siltstone or mudstone    
  Antrim 24 worn original A 100 no   NMI light brown (FR not seen)    
Garvah Derry 26 worn unfinished A 96 possible   NMI dark grey porcellanite none  
  Antrim 28 worn original A 100 no   NMI grey-brown med. grained chloritic sandstone none  
  Antrim 30 very worn pendant A >50 yes 90 NMI grey-brown mudstone or siltstone reshaped and repolished  
  Antrim 53 worn original A 98 no   NMI grey-brown mudstone, porcellanised? none cf. 3, 5, 13
Ballymena Antrim 59 worn pendant A <50 yes 100 NMI mid grey (FR not seen)    
  Antrim 66 worn ?pendant A <50 yes 100 NMI grey-brown banded porcellanised sediment? none  
  Antrim 74 worn original A 100 no   NMI brown fine-grained sedimentary none cf. 79
  Antrim 79 worn new bracer A >50 yes 100 NMI green-brown Coal Measures sandstone reshaped cf. 74
Tirnony Derry 80 NOT STUDIED BY AW          NMI dark grey porcellanite    
  Antrim 81 worn ?pendant A 90 possible   NMI green-brown ?hornfels none  

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