- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Stone scraper
- Long description
- Discoidal white and light grey patinated scraper. Retouch on left, right and distal edges. [JW [Excav. PR] 24/04/2013]
- Geographical reference
- England East Sussex Wealden Beachy Head
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Archaeological period: Neolithic
- Date collected
- 1869 Oct 2
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 08/05/2013
- Dimensions
- Thick: max 13 mm, Width: max 61 mm, Length: max 65 mm, Weight 49 g
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.140.1430 Other numbers: 1367 PR Cat other PR nos: 2208
- Research and responses
Pitt Rivers claimed to have visited most Sussex hillforts, including Highdown [to the west of Brighton] during September 1867 [Bowden, 1991: 67 and on] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]
During September/ October of 1867 Pitt Rivers undertook a survey of Sussex hillforts which he published in 1869 as ‘An examination into the characters and probable origins of the hill forts of Sussex.’ Archaeologia 42:27-52. It seems likely that these items were collected during this time [CB 8/12/2009]
1884.140.1430
Stone scraper
1884.140.1430
Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford
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