Accession No

1930.1537.3


Description

Utilised blade.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Somalia; Hegligab


Period

Palaeolithic


Source

Barrington Brown, Charles [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1930.1537.3


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Flint; Chert


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Related Documents)
See Doc.435 for 1931 Man article, 'Stone Implements from British Somaliland', and notes by Charles Barrington-Brown.
Event Date 1930
Author: Shelise Robertson


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card (original): 'Implements of flint and chert showing different states of patina from the HEGLIGAB district'
Event Date 1930
Author: Shelise Robertson


Context (References)
Burkitt, M.C. and Barrington Brown, C. 1931. 'Stone implements from British Somaliland'. Man, 164.
Event Date 1931
Author: Shelise Robertson


Description (Physical description)
J. Desmond Clark (1954): 'Utilized blades'
Event Date 1954
Author: Shelise Robertson


Context (References)
Clark, J. Desmond. 1954. The Prehistoric Cultures of the Horn of Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pl.21.31.
Event Date 1954
Author: Shelise Robertson


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card (typed): 'C. 41 chert implements'
Event Date 1992
Author: Shelise Robertson


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