Accession No
Z 23963.7
Description
A bone adze with a narrow square butt end, straight sides, rectangular cross section, and curved cutting edge.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Italy; Campeggine; Terramara
Period
?Late Neolithic
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 23963.7
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
107mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked on object: 'p.31'
Event Date
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 23963 [1-8]: 'Broken stone axehead. Fragment of stone axehead. Stone ?bird' s head, broken at neck. Two ?pottery spindle whorls, conical. Large stone hammer head. Bone adze. Bone tool (end section of horn)'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
University of Cambridge, Museum of General and Local Archaeology. (1891). 'The Walter K. Foster Bequest. Catalogue of the Antiquities.'
Event Date 1891
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A bone adze with a narrow square butt end, straight sides, rectangular cross section, and curved cutting edge.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:311217
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