Accession No
1950.724.3
Description
Small flake with faceted striking-platform worked to a single scraping edge; ferruginous sandstone, slightly weathered and with lime incrustation.
Place
Africa; Somalia; Eil
Period
Earliest Palaeolithic
Source
Clark, J.Desmond [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1950.724.3; N.61.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Quartzite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'N.61.1'
Event Date
Author: Shelise Robertson
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card (typed): 'Eight large, dark quartzite implements'
Event Date
Author: Shelise Robertson
Context (Field collection)
Found: From Site N.61.1 Nogal 61
Event Date
Author: Shelise Robertson
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card (original): 'Six large, dark quartzite implements.'
Event Date 1950
Author: Shelise Robertson
Description (Physical description)
J. Desmond Clark (1954): '3. Small flake with faceted striking-platform worked to a single scraping edge; ferruginous sandstone, slightly weathered and with lime incrustation.'
Event Date 1954
Author: Shelise Robertson
Context (Related Documents)
Clark, J. Desmond. 1954. The Prehistoric Cultures of the Horn of Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pl. 8.3, p.163.
Event Date 1954
Author: Shelise Robertson
FM:282081
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