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|type = Multi-functional [[sonic device]] | |type = Multi-functional [[sonic device]] | ||
|origin = | |origin = | ||
|used by = [[River Song]] | |used by = [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[River Song]] | ||
|first = The Husbands of River Song (TV story) | |first = The Tree of Life (novel) | ||
| | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Benny and Louise (short story)|Benny and Louise]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boundless Sea (audio story)|The Boundless Sea]]'' | ||
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A '''sonic trowel''' was a [[sonic device]] used by archaeologists. It looked a lot like a normal trowel, but could generate a sonic field to loosen dirt from artefacts. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tree of Life (novel)|The Tree of Life]]'') It could also fire an energy beam similar to that of a [[sonic blaster]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield]] tried to use hers to pick a lock once, like a [[sonic screwdriver]]. | |||
[[River Song]] used her trowel to stun [[King]] [[Hydroflax]]'s [[warrior]] [[monk]] [[bodyguard]]s, though it was ineffective against Hydroflax's [[robot]] body. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] considered the trowel "just embarrassing" and gave River a [[sonic screwdriver]] of her own. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') River later used her trowel during her adventure in a [[Mesopotamia]]n excavation site in [[1924]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boundless Sea (audio story)|The Boundless Sea]]'') | |||
[[Category:Sonic devices]] | [[Category:Sonic devices]] | ||
[[Category:Archaeology]] | [[Category:Archaeology]] | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 31 October 2016
A sonic trowel was a sonic device used by archaeologists. It looked a lot like a normal trowel, but could generate a sonic field to loosen dirt from artefacts. (PROSE: The Tree of Life) It could also fire an energy beam similar to that of a sonic blaster. (TV: The Husbands of River Song)
Bernice Summerfield tried to use hers to pick a lock once, like a sonic screwdriver.
River Song used her trowel to stun King Hydroflax's warrior monk bodyguards, though it was ineffective against Hydroflax's robot body. The Twelfth Doctor considered the trowel "just embarrassing" and gave River a sonic screwdriver of her own. (TV: The Husbands of River Song) River later used her trowel during her adventure in a Mesopotamian excavation site in 1924. (AUDIO: The Boundless Sea)
