Accession No
1930.6.12-20
Description
Nine pieces of worked chert and flint, including blades, flakes and other tools.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Kurdistan Region; Sulaymaniyah; Hazar Merd; Dark Cave
Period
Palaeolithic
Source
Garrod, Dorothy A. E. (Professor) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1930.6.12-20; HAZ.C. [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; ?Chert; ?Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 2 for 1930.6: '14 blade and flake tools, & 9 further tools.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Field collection)
From the Dark Cave, Hazar Merd, Sulaimani Kiwa. Layer C. The cave was excavated by Dorothy Garrod in 1928.
Event Date 1928
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (References)
Garrod, D. A. E. (1930). 'The Palaeolithic of Southern Kurdistan: Excavations in the Caves of Zarzi and Hazar Merd.' Bulletin of the American School of Prehistoric Research, No. 6, pp. 9–43.
Event Date 1930
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Accession register description for 1930.6: 'Untrimmed blades and flakes.'
Event Date 1930
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1 for 1930.6: 'Blades and flakes showing no further secondary working.'
Event Date 1930
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1930.6.12-23: '12 pieces of worked chert and flint, including blades, flakes and other tools.'
Event Date 31/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Nine pieces of worked chert and flint, including blades, flakes and other tools.
Event Date 26/3/2024
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:305550
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