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1909.66.19

Stone tool, hand-axe. [MJD 22/05/2013]

1909.66.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool, hand-axe. [MJD 22/05/2013]
Long description
Stone tool, hand-axe. The stone has a light yellow colour. The surfaces have a dark orange patina. The dorsal surface is 25% covered with cortex. [MJD 22/05/2013]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Palaeolithic
Date collected
1908
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length: max 98 mm, Width: max 69 mm, Thick: max 33 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.66.19
Research and responses

According to http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/17/Beds_1.htm the gravel pit at Biddenham was '... owned by S.W. Jarvis & Son, a firm of stone and monumental masons in Alexandra Road, Bedford.' [AP 28/07/2006]

F.H.S. Knowles carried out some analysis of his own collection from Biddenham and used the collection to furnish examples for his publication "Knowles, F.H.S. 1953. Stone-worker's progress: a study of stone implements in the Pitt Rivers Museum. Oxford:University Press" [CB 28/10/2009]

Search terms: Tool, Hand-axe

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