1935.46.13.25

Collection type

Object

Description

Fragment of deer antler. [CW [OPS Move] 11/5/2017]

Long description

One of 78 antler beams, crowns and tine fragments excavated at Cissbury, Sussex in 1875. [CW [OPS Move] 11/5/2017]

Geographical reference

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England West Sussex Worthing Findon Cissbury Ring

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector George Rolleston

PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Date / Period

Archaeological period: Neolithic

Date collected

July 1875

Acquisition information

Transferred: 1935

Materials and processes

Material Deer Antler Animal, Material Animal Antler

Dimensions

Depth: max 22 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 82 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1935.46.13.25

Research and responses

The hill fort at Cissbury Ring [TQ 1395 0805] and the flint mines [TQ 1360 0788] at the same site are recorded on the English Heritage maintained National Monuments Record under monument no's. 395595 and 395602. The records are available to view online, see http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk. [MN 26/06/2009]

Pitt Rivers undertook excavations at Cissbury in January 1868 and between June - September 1875. He had previously fieldwalked many Sussex hillforts in September 1867. These excavations involved many members of the Anthropological Institute, including James Harrison and George Rolleston. Relevant publications are: Lane Fox, A. 1869. ‘An examination into the characters and probable origins of the hill forts of Sussex.’ Archaeologia 42:27-52 and ‘Further remarks on the hillforts of Sussex: being an account of excavations in the forts of Cissbury and Highdown’ Archaeologia 42:53-76. The following were all published in the Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: Lane Fox, A. 1875. ‘Excavations at Cissbury Camp’ 5:357-390; Harrison, J.P. 1877. ‘On marks found upon chalk at Cissbury.’ 6:263-271; Harrison, J.P. 1877. ‘Report on some further discoveries at Cissbury.’ 6:430-442; Harrison, J.P with Jeffreys, J.G. 1878. “Additional discoveries at Cissbury.’ 7:412-431; Rolleston, G. 1877. ‘Note on the animal remains found at Cissbury.’ 6:20-36; Rolleston, G. 1879. ‘Notes on skeleton found at Cissbury, April 1878.’ 8:377-389 [CB 8/12/2009]

Search terms: Animalia, Specimen, Animal Part