Accession No

Z 46184.47


Description

One rough axe head of green grey stone, probably basalt, with dark red inclusions. Roughly triangular in shape tapering into a bifacially worked edge.


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 46184.47; A.II.21 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; ?Basalt


Local Term


Measurements

172mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink reading: 'A.II.21.'
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
Rock ?basalt; Axe
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
House II. 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)
Two edges have been worked, creating a pick-like tool.
Event Date 1/3/2001
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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 10/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
One rough axe head of green grey stone, probably basalt, with dark red inclusions. Roughly triangular in shape tapering into a bifacially worked edge.
Event Date 14/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:27153

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