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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