Accession No

TEMP.00212


Description

Bifacially worked flint point, borer or awl.


Place

?Americas; ?North America; ?Asia; ?Siberia


Period

Neolithic


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00212; 58.57.10/17110; B.6.E


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Flint


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Previously on display in Case 11 'Siberia and the Americas' in the Clarke Gallery (1984-2010), as a comparison with a selection of bifacially worked stone points from North America of unknown date. No label found relating to these objects to give date or location.
Event Date 24/3/2016
Author: Felicity McDowall


Context (CMS Context)
Written on object in black ink: '58.57.10/17110' and one written in white ink reads 'B.6.E'.
Event Date 24/3/2016
Author: Felicity McDowall


Description (CMS Description)
Bifacially worked flint point, borer or awl; rounded wide base which narrows into a point. Black impurity at distal end.
Event Date 24/3/2016
Author: Felicity McDowall


Context (Amendments / updates)
Period updated to Neolithic to reflect information regarding Case 11.
Event Date 13/2/2025
Author: Chloe Pearce


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