Accession No

1968.421


Description

10 obsidian & stone tools from Darsi River Including: 5 obsidian flakes & fragments of artefacts from the rise on the north bank of the Darsi c. 150, from the main road ford. The remaining 5 pieces are flake fragments, possibly naturally occurring, which are of material from the same site & which could be made for making implements


Place

Africa; Ethiopia; Darsi River


Period

LSA


Source

Sandhurst Ethiopia Expedition


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1968.421


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Obsidian


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (References)
(Bib): Blashford-Snell, J N. 1970. 'Conquest of the Blue Nile'. The Geographical Journal, vol. 136(1). pp 42-60
Event Date 1970
Author: Imogen Gunn


Context (CMS Context)
Found: Found on the rise on the north bank of the Darsi c. 150, from the main road ford
Collected by: Sandhurst Ethiopia Expedition
Event Date 25/2/1993
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
10 obsidian & stone tools from Darsi River Including: 5 obsidian flakes & fragments of artefacts from the rise on the north bank of the Darsi c. 150, from the main road ford. The remaining 5 pieces are flake fragments, possibly naturally occurring, which are of material from the same site & which could be made for making implements
Event Date 25/2/1993
Author: maa


FM:60262

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