- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Stone flake
- Long description
- Flake of flint covered in light grey, yellowish white and mid brownish grey patina. Possible retouching. [CG [Excav. PR] 29/05/2013]
- Geographical reference
- England West Sussex Worthing Findon Cissbury Ring "Surface"
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Date made: Unknown Archaeological period: Neolithic
- Date collected
- 1868 Jan 28
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884, uncertain Found unentered: 2013
- Dimensions
- Thick: max 18 mm, Width: max 59 mm, Length: max 88 mm, Weight 94 g
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.140.1467.2 PR Cat other PR nos: 861
- Research and responses
Pitt Rivers excavated at Cissbury hillfort in September 1867, January 1868 and April, June-Sept 1875 [see Bowden, 1991]. Despite the fact some of these objects seem to be dated 21.1.78 and there are a large number of objects in the Green book which match other items dated 21.1.78 [the date the receipt was sent from Bethnal Green] these objects are not listed there [unless they are one of the unmatched items at the bottom of page 56. See also 'Excavations in Cissbury Camp, Sussex; being a report of the Exploration Committee of the Anthropological Institute for the year 1875' JAI vol V p357 1876 [AP]
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