Context (Field collection)
Gunong Pondok rock shelter, excavated by I.H.N. Evans and P.V. van Stein Callenfels, 1926-1927.
Event Date 1926
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1927.1995 A-B with typed I.H.N. Evans description reads: 'Two " Sumatran type" palaeoliths (smooth backs).'
Event Date 1927
Author: maa

Context (References)
van Stein Callenfels, P.V. and Evans, I.H.N. (1929). ‘Report on Cave Excavations in Perak’. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museum. Vol. XII (1924-1929). pp. 145-159
Event Date 1929
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Context (References)
Evans, I.H.N. (1929). ‘Further Excavations at Gunong Pondok’. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museum. Vol. XII (1924-1929). pp. 161-162
Event Date 1929
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Description (Physical description)
Stone tool ('Sumatralith'), possibly a handaxe. Pointed ovoid shape, one face worked, one face with natural surface and some chipping; made of granite.
Event Date 11/10/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck

Context (Amendments / updates)
Period previously given as Neolithic but the object is more likely to be Palaeolithic and the period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 11/10/2023
Author: Stephanie Chinneck