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1884.140.1274

Stone scraper or borer

1884.140.1274

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone scraper or borer
Long description
Scraper or borer of flint with two points. Yellowish grey patina covers all surfaces. Cortex present.
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Mesolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
1874 - 1877
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 08/01/2013
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Thick: max 14 mm, Width: max 29 mm, Length: max 40 mm, Weight 17 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.1274 Other numbers: 5
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, Scraper, Borer

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