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1884.123.469.96

Stone blade flake

1884.123.469.96

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone blade flake
Long description
Blade of yellowish brown flint. Cortex present and a mottled whitish patina forming on the dorsal surface. Possible retouching on the left and right edges. [MJD 09/01/2013]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Mesolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
1874 - 1877
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Thick: max 7 mm, Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 55 mm, Weight 10 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.123.469.96
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, Blade Flake

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