1912.30.39

Collection type

Object

Description

Stone eolith.

Geographical reference

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

England Kent near Ightham

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Benjamin Harrison

PRM source Edward Burnett Tylor

Date

Date collected

By 1912

Acquisition information

Donated: 1912

Materials and processes

Material Stone

Dimensions

Length 65 mm, Width 54 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1912.30.39 Other numbers: 2973

Research and responses

In the Barnes Papers, Box 60, Item VIII [a small album, 9" x 5.5"], Benjamin Harrison has produced a water colour illustration of this eolith. Catalogue number 62. It is on a page entitled "Tools worked all round". Written below the illustration is "2973 W.Yoke." [JFK 06/11/2009]

In December 2007 this object was examined by Professor Roy Ellen and Angela Muthana from the Department of Anthropology, University of Kent, who identified the red label 'Kent. - Plateau' that is stuck on the object as a label commonly found on objects collected by Benjamin Harrison. Harrison apparently used these objects on objects to indicate they were found west of the River Medway. [ZM 06/12/2007]

On 13 May 2008 Angela Muthana, an archaeologist and lithics specialist, examined this object and entered it on a database created as part of the research project 'The Eolith Controversy', headed by Professor Roy Ellen at the University of Kent [for more information on the project and maps of the Kent plateau area see researchers file 'Ellen'] [ZM 13/05/2008]

Search terms: Specimen, Geology, Tool, Stone