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1945.6.129.1

Stone flake, light brown in colour and tapering to a point at the distal edge. [MJD 07/07/2010]

1945.6.129.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone flake, light brown in colour and tapering to a point at the distal edge. [MJD 07/07/2010]
Long description
Stone flake, light brown in colour and tapering to a point at the distal edge. The dorsal surface has a ridge. The proximal edge is curved. [MJD 07/07/2010]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Northern Cape Province Frances Baard Sol Plaatjie Alexandersfontein
Person
Field collector James Archibald Swan
PRM source James Archibald Swan
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Middle Stone Age
Date collected
By 1945
Acquisition information
Donated: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Thick: max 12 mm, Length: max 71 mm, Width: max 39 mm, Weight 30 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.6.129.1 Other numbers: Excavators No A.1. Other PRM accession number: 1945.6.129a
Research and responses

Kimberley city, capital of Northern Cape province, and main city of Griqualand West, an historical and contemporary region in Northern Cape province, South Africa. [Source:Encyclopaedia Britannica Online] [MR 10/8/2000].

Sluit: a channel, ditch, or gully, usually one formed by heavy rain and dry weather during the greater part of the year. [Source OED Online] [MR 10/8/2000]

Search terms: Tool, Flake

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