Accession No
TEMP.01869.4
Description
Small articulated bone of an animal, possibly a leg of a bird, embedded in a fragment of compacted sand.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Gibraltar; ?Gorham's Cave
Period
?Mesolithic ?Neolithic
Source
?Duckworth, Wynfrid Laurence Henry [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01869.4; MAA: No number 25; UNID: 130897
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Sand
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
One small ?bird ?animal - ?leg bone embedded in a piece of compacted sand.
Event Date
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Related Documents)
A card with TEMP.01869.1-4 reads: 'Probably Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar. Removed from 1947 vintage box addressed to Dorothy Garrod. PLC June '78'.
Event Date 6/1978
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found in box in Shorts with specimens from Gorham's Cave.
Event Date 15/9/2000
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for TEMP.01869.1-4: '2 worked pieces of flint/chert. One small ?bird ?animal - ?leg bone embedded in a piece of compacted sand. One small fragment of bronze.'
Event Date 15/9/2000
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously assigned the number 'No Number 25' but has now been given a TEMP accession number.
Event Date 29/07/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Small articulated bone of an animal, possibly a leg of a bird, embedded in a fragment of compacted sand.
Event Date 27/3/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:299158
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