Accession No

1957.148


Description

Stone grinder of volcanic tuff.


Place

Americas; Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago; Tobago; Goldsborough


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic Saladoid


Source

Bushnell, Geoffrey Hext Sutherland [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1957.148; 3


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Volcanic tuff


Local Term


Measurements

80mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Object marked '3'.
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (Related Documents)
See archives relating to Bushnell's 1955 Tobago excavations (FR4/1/1 - FR4/1/7).
Event Date
Author: Josie Howl


Context (References)
Bushnell, G.H.S. (n.d.). Unpublished report on 1955 survey and excavations in Tobago. MAA Archive (FR4/1/4 text, FR4/1/2 plates)
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (Related Documents)
Cardboard box reads: 'Tobago WEST INDIES. GOLDSBOROUGH. Stone grinder', and an addition in pencil: '+ part of another tool unmarked was in box marked "not entered or not exhibited" ', and below that in pen: 'Thin-section slide'.
Event Date
Author: Josie Howl


Context (Field collection)
Goldsborough, surface collection. Excavated by Geoffrey Bushnell during his 1955 expedition to Tobago, funded by the Crowther-Beynon Fund and Louis C.G. Clarke.
Event Date 1955
Author: Josie Howl


Context (Analysis)
This stone was identified in August 1956 by K.W. Barr and the letter received by Geoffrey Bushnell detailing the classifications may be found in the archives (FR4/3/3). It was identified as 'volcanic tuff of andesite type, composed of plagiocase, pale green horneblende, chlorite and accessories. Augite rare. Pyroclastic texture rather obscure, but contains numerous rounded fragments of green, very fine textured andesit. Probably from Goldbourough formation.'
Event Date 8/1956
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Stone grinder of volcanic tuff.
Event Date 8/7/2016
Author: Josie Howl


Context (Other)
Thin section slide is catalogued as Z 44533.
Event Date 8/7/2016
Author: Josie Howl


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