Accession No

Z 46215.48


Description

Small tanged arrowhead of grey flint. Bifacially worked, it has a triangular blade, small barbs tapering towards a long, straight stem.


Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; ?Southampton Island; ?Baffin Island


Period

?Thule ?Inuit


Source

?Manning, Thomas Henry [excavator and donor]; ?British Canadian Arctic Expedition


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 46215.48; M50 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Flint


Local Term


Measurements

33mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Arrowhead
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
An arrowhead of greyish flint complete with tang.
Event Date 30/1/2001
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
This collection (Z 46215) was entered into the register as collected by Graham Rowley from '?Southampton Island' in 1936. However, the way that the objects are marked (e.g. M56) is not typical of Rowley's sites, which usually include a Roman numeral and further numbers. Instead, it seems more consistent with Thomas Manning's numbering systems, but they lack the handwritten labels that usually characterise his collections. If this collection was excavated by Manning then it would likely have been during the 1936-1939 British Canadian Arctic Expedition on either Southampton Island or Baffin Island. There is a collection (Z 46180) excavated by with an identical numbering system (e.g. M10), tentatively from Expectation Point, Southampton Island, however that has Manning's labels, are not marked in the same way, and there are some duplicate M numbers between the two idnos, making it unlikely that Z 46215 is from the same site. Therefore, until the excavator and site can be securely confirmed, the Source field has been updated to tentatively list Manning and the Place field to include both Southampton Island and Baffin Island.
Event Date 16/10/2024
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Small tanged arrowhead of grey flint. Bifacially worked, it has a triangular blade, small barbs tapering towards a long, straight stem.
Event Date 21/10/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


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