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


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