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1936.8.2

Stone tool; End-scraper with pointed butt. [MJD 28/05/2010]

1936.8.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool; End-scraper with pointed butt. [MJD 28/05/2010]
Long description
Stone tool; End-scraper with pointed butt. Dark grey with basal retouch and large centrally oriented flake scar from proximal to distal end on the ventral face, retouch also on the distal end, terminating on the right lateral corner into a burin point. Only the ventral surface is flaked. [MJD 28/05/2010]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Northern Cape Province Frances Baard Dikgalong Barkly West Pniel Vaal River
Person
Field collector James Archibald Swan
PRM source James Archibald Swan
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Later Stone Age Wilton
Date collected
By 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 30/03/1936
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Retouched, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length x Width x Height: max 25 x 16 x 4 mm, Weight 2 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.8.2

Search terms: Tool, Burin, Flake, Scraper

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