Accession No
Z 46216.37
Description
Piece of roughly chipped, dark grey coloured flint, possibly a small axe or adze. Slightly curved profile with a lenticular cross-section; rounded cutting edge; sides taper to narrow, rounded butt.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Fisher Strait; Walrus Island
Period
?Thule ?Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator]; British Canadian Arctic Expedition
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 46216.37; W.I a37 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
55mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Flint - Fragment.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
House Ia. Excavated by Graham Rowley, British Canadian Arctic Expedition, in August 1936. See archive for excavation notebook and correspondence (XA/1/23 and XA/1/8).
Event Date 1936
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: Aedan Jones
Context (Amendments / updates)
When this collection (Z 46216 – Z 46219) was registered, it had lost association with its excavation site and was tentatively listed as from Southampton Island. In March 1993 it was seen by Graham Rowley, who wrote a note on the box list reading: ‘I believe this material is what I dug on Walrus Island in August 1936’. The excavation number format, with the prefix of ‘W’, also appears to confirm this. Therefore, the Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 12/9/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Physical description)
Piece of roughly chipped, dark grey coloured flint, possibly a small axe or adze. Slightly curved profile with a lenticular cross-section; rounded cutting edge; sides taper to narrow, rounded butt.
Event Date 16/9/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:27864
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