Accession No
D 1963.6 B
Description
One spherical hammerstone or pounder and two stone waste flakes.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Karnataka; Raichur District; Piklihal
Period
Neolithic
Source
Allchin, Frank Raymond (Dr) [excavator and depositor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
D 1963.6 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Piklihal Neolithic settlement, excavated by F. Raymond Allchin in 1951-1952.
Event Date 1951
Author: maa
Context (References)
Allchin, F.R. (1960). Piklihal Excavations. Andhra Pradesh Government Archaeological Series, no. 1.
Event Date 1960
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for D 1963.6 [A-B]: 'Seven potsherds, one sherd of painted ware, one perforated sherd (?steamer), one pottery horn, one pottery spout, two flakes (waste from making ground axes), one stone pounder'
Event Date 1963
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Two flakes previously on display in archaeology gallery, case 65, Clarke Gallery, 1984-2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Stone pounder or ?hammerstone
Event Date 22/7/2003
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
One spherical hammerstone or pounder and two stone waste flakes.
Event Date 6/10/2023
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:304622
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