Accession No
1924.1205
Description
Ten stone tools, including pebble choppers, a handaxe, points, flakes, and a possible blade.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Portugal; Damaia
Period
Palaeolithic
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Fonseca [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.1205
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
100mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
From the Fonseca Collection.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Coups de poing, discs, flakes, ten selected specimens.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note with objects reads: 'Damaia / 10 selected'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Description (Labels & Markings)
Many bear a handwritten label reading 'F' (i.e. Fonseca). Two are labelled 'Damaia'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Description (Physical description)
Orangey-brown stone.
Event Date 5/2000
Author: Sophie Wardle
Description (Physical description)
Ten stone tools, including pebble choppers, a handaxe, points, flakes, and a possible blade.
Event Date 28/3/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Amendments / updates)
Place field corrected to read 'Damaia'. It formerly read 'Darmaia'.
Event Date 28/3/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle
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