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1884.123.467.14

Stone blade flake

1884.123.467.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone blade flake
Long description
Stone blade flake of dark grey flint. Retouching on the right and left edges. Cortex present on the striking platform. Light grey patina developing on both the dorsal and ventral surfaces. [MJD 17/12/2012]
Geographical reference
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
England Surrey Guildford St Catherine's Hill or Warren Farm
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Mesolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
1873 - 1877
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Thick: max 5 mm, Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 48 mm, Weight 6 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.123.467.14
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers lived in Guildford from 1873 - 1877. [see Chapman, 1981][Bowden, 1991: 83-4][Thompson, 1977: 124]. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Flake, Blade Flake

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