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1884.123.468.34

Stone flake

1884.123.468.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone flake
Long description
White patinated stone flake. Cortex covers dorsal surface. [JW [Excav. PR] 25/04/2013]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Mesolithic, uncertain Archaeological period: Neolithic, uncertain
Date collected
1867 Sept 26
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Thick: max 10 mm, Width: max 67 mm, Length: max 41 mm proximal to distal, Weight 21 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.123.468.34
Research and responses

These objects were obviously found during Pitt Rivers' tour of Sussex hillforts during September 1867 [Bowden, 1991: 67] when he visited Chanctonbury Ring. Note number of objects in no. of objects field is just a guess [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Pitt Rivers published his survey of Sussex hillforts in 1869 as ‘An examination into the characters and probable origins of the hill forts of Sussex.’ Archaeologia 42:27-52 [CB 8/12/2009]

Search terms: Tool, Flake

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