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1884.135.4

Stone flake

1884.135.4

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Collection type: Object
Description: Stone flake
Long description: Large yellow-grey chert flake with Y-shaped arch point. Glued to a sheet of glass as part of a series. [El.B 17/09/2007]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Bronze Age, uncertain
Date collected: By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Chert Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions: Length: max 77 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.135.4 PR Cat other PR nos: 1287 PR Cat other PR nos: 1873

Search terms: Tool, Archery Weapon, Arrow-head