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1912.30.47

Stone eolith marked along the edges in white probably for display/ teaching purposes. [ZM 19/02/2008]

1912.30.47

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone eolith marked along the edges in white probably for display/ teaching purposes. [ZM 19/02/2008]
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, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length 58 mm, Width 38 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.30.47
Research and responses

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

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