Accession No

Z 46184.87


Description

One oblong whetstone, rectangular in cross section, with all sides showing heavy sooting. One end broken off and missing, the other end rounded with possible hammer marks.


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 46184.87; A.II.38 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

77mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink reading: 'A.II.38.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
Stone; Worked
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


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 11/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Description (Physical description)
One oblong whetstone, rectangular in cross section, with all sides showing heavy sooting. One end broken off and missing, the other end rounded with possible hammer marks.
Event Date 15/10/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:27193

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