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1884.132.50

Stone flake

1884.132.50

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone flake
Long description
Flake of flint with white and light grey patina covering the majority of all surfaces. [CG [Excav. PR] 29/04/2013]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England East Sussex Wealden East Dean Birling Gap Hillfort near Bell Tout Lighthouse "Near Birling Gap"
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Bronze Age, uncertain
Date collected
1867
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Thick: max 10 mm, Width: max 34 mm, Length: max 82 mm, Weight 29 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.132.50 Other numbers: 19c
Research and responses

The most probable location for this findspot is the hillfort near Bell Tour lighthouse, Birling Gap: see http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1002288 [Dan Hicks 16/08/2013]

Pitt Rivers claimed to have visited most Sussex hillforts during September 1867 [Bowden, 1991: 67 and on] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Flake

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