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1921.91.412.62

Flint tool, possibly a scraper. Small sub circular piece of flint, with a limited amount of retouch on the dorsal face. [MN 16/10/2008]

1921.91.412.62

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flint tool, possibly a scraper. Small sub circular piece of flint, with a limited amount of retouch on the dorsal face. [MN 16/10/2008]
Long description
Flint tool, possibly a scraper. Small sub circular piece of flint. On the ventral surface no bulb of percussion is present. On the dorsal surface at the distal end a small amount of retouch [the scars of five flakes removed are visible] has taken place. [MN 16/10/2008]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse Wootton Boars Hill
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 17 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.91.412.62
Research and responses

Related Documents File - Correspondence from A.C. Bell to Balfour regarding the transfer of his late father's collection to the Pitt Rivers Museum. [MOB 21/11/2001]

Search terms: Tool, Flake, Scraper

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