Accession No

Z 46183.117


Description

Round flat fragment of slate, possibly worked, with chips taken out around the edges.


Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Strathcona Sound; Avartoq [Akbahtok]


Period

?Thule ?Inuit


Source

Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 46183.117; A.I.68 [Excavation No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Slate


Local Term


Measurements

132mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Slate
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
House I. Excavated by Graham Rowley in July 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 7/1937
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Round piece of slate. Previously broken into two pieces, now stuck back together.
Event Date 20/2/2001
Author: Esther Laver


Context (References)
Rowley, G. (2007). Cold Comfort: My Love Affair with the Arctic. 2nd edition. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Event Date 2007
Author: Esther Laver


Description (Physical description)
Round flat fragment of slate, possibly worked, with chips taken out around the edges.
Event Date 7/10/2024
Author: Esther Laver


Context (Amendments / updates)
This collection was previously entered as from '?Southampton Island' and collected by Graham Rowley in 1936. However, they correspond to those excavated by Rowley in 1937 at the site of Avartoq [Akbahtok], Strathcona Sound, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/4). The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 7/10/2024
Author: Esther Laver


FM:27063

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