Accession No

TEMP.02411


Description

Obsidian arrowhead. Highly polished surfaces with visible flake scars; triangular; tanged; plain-shouldered. The point is chipped.


Place

?Asia; East Asia; Japan; North Eastern Japan; ?Akita


Period

Stone Age


Source

?Seligman, Charles Gabriel (Professor) [donor]; ?Oyama, Kashiwa (Prince) [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.02411; MAA: ?1926.524


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Obsidian


Local Term


Measurements

45mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1935.234 A-C: 'Polished arrowpoints (Note: but were they polished?).'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Very many of these are found throughout the Stone Age.
Event Date 1935
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Amendments / updates)
Possibly the missing 1926.524, which is a small obsidian arrowhead from Japan.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver


Description (Physical description)
Obsidian arrowhead. Highly polished surfaces with visible flake scars; triangular; tanged; plain-shouldered. The point is chipped.
Event Date 23/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver


FM:305232

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