Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (395 page)
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long mound
[MC].
[MC].
loom
[Ar].
[Ar].
loomweight
[Ar].
[Ar].
A perforated stone or ceramic block weighing around 1kg that was used for stretching the threads forming the warp or the weft on a loom. In many cases the loomweights and pin-beaters are all the physical evidence that remains for weaving at an excavated settlement.
looped handles
[De].
[De].
Small sharply curving handles, fixed to the body of a vessel without being countersunk.
looped spearhead
[De].
[De].
A type of bronze spearhead common in the middle Bronze Age of Europe which has a pair of small loops cast into the outside of the hafting socket near the base. It is assumed that these loops were to assist in securing the shaft to the spearhead itself.
LOOT
[Ab].
[Ab].
LOOT Clearinghouse
[Ge].
[Ge].
An archival database of information on past archaeological incidents and cases which is maintained by the Archaeological Assistance Division of the American National Park Service in Washington DC.
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