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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