Accession No
2014.137.1
Description
Tightly wound birch bark roll. Several sections of the external role broken away and exposing the inner layers. Longer of the two, with several sections of the external role broken away and exposing the inner layers. One layer broken away but extant.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Yorkshire; Seamer; Star Carr
Period
Mesolithic
Source
Clark, J. Grahame D. (Prof.) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2014.137.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Plant; Birch Bark
Local Term
Measurements
18mm x 57mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Professor J. Grahame D. Clark.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Clark, J.G.D. 1954. Excavations at Star Carr. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. pp. 166-167.
Event Date 1954
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Analysis)
Sampled by Liz Aveling in 1996 for gas chromatography. See 1998 publication. Sample SC6 or SC7.
Event Date 1996
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (References)
Aveling, Liz and Heron, Carl. 1998. ‘Identification of Birch Bark Tar at the Mesolithic Site of Star Carr’, Ancient Biomolecules, vol.2. pp.69-80
Event Date 1998
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Tightly wound birch bark roll. Several sections of the external role broken away and exposing the inner layers. Longer of the two, with several sections of the external role broken away and exposing the inner layers. One layer broken away but extant.
Event Date 27/11/2014
Author: maa
Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2017.3910 | Remedial
Event Date 24/7/2017
Author: Kirstie Williams
Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2018.5 | A Survival Story: Prehistoric Life at Star Carr
Event Date 21/6/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'A Survival Story: Prehistoric Life at Star Carr', Li Ka Shing Gallery, Case 2.14, 21 June 2018 - 16 March 2020.
Event Date 21/6/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:267906
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