Accession No

1959.461


Description

Collection of stone flake implements, including backed blades, blades, lunates and scrapers, similar to 1959.460, but containing a large proportion of translucent varieties of quartz, - some banded. Some show wind-polishing


Place

Africa; Central Africa; Zimbabwe; Sawmills


Period

Middle Stone Age


Source

Armstrong, Albert Leslie


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1959.461


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Quartz


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Found: Lower Terrace, Sawmills
Event Date 27/10/1992
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Collection of stone flake implements, similar to 1959.460, but containing a large proportion of trans-lucent varieties of quartz, - some banded. Some show wind-polishing
Event Date 27/10/1992
Author: maa


Context (Other)
Handwritten note found with objects reads:
'Backed blades
Blades
Lunate broken
Scrapers'
Event Date 13/3/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


FM:65304

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