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1884.137.86

Stone scraper

1884.137.86

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone scraper
Long description
Flint scraper with light grey and white patina covering all surfaces. Black residue present on multiple surfaces. Possible retouching on the left and right edges and cortex remains on the dorsal surface. [CG [Excav. PR] 23/04/2013]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Iron Age
Date collected
1867 Sept 28
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Thick: max 12 mm, Width: max 32 mm, Length: max 60 mm, Weight 21 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.137.86 Other numbers: 86 PR no.: ? 250/ 12099 - 285/ 12099
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers published his two seasons work at Mount Caburn in the journal Archaeologia in 1881. Full reference: Pitt Rivers, A H L Fox. 1881. Excavations at Mount Caburn Camp, near Lewes, conducted in 1877 and 1878. Archaeologia 46: 423 - 495. [MN 15/06/2009]

The fortifications at Mount Caburn [TQ 4443 0891] are reported on the English Heritage maintained National Monuments Record under monument no. 405932. The record is accessible online, see http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=405932. [MN 15/06/2009]

Associated publications
Lane Fox, A. 1881. Excavations at Mount Caburn camp near Lewes, conducted in 1877 and 1878. Archaeologia 46: 423-495. [Dan Hicks 03/09/2013]

Search terms: Tool, Flake

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