Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 39987 A-J '10 shell tools and fragments, mostly adzes.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked: 'K. Midden, Maxwell, Barbados, H.W.F.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Field collection)
The Accession Register for 1889.154 records that these were found by the donor in a kitchen midden at Maxwell, 6 November 1888.
Event Date 6/11/1888
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Found un-numbered but marked "K. Midden, Maxwell, Barbados, H.W.F."
Event Date 1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Harris, M.H. (2019). ‘The Pre-Colonial Pottery of Barbados’. In de Waal, M.S. et al (eds.), Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados. Leiden: Sidestone Press. pp. 77-97
Event Date 2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Shell adze made from the lip of a queen conch (Strombus gigas). Truncated lens cross section with a straight cutting edge. Two smooth ground faces with curved sides leading to a pointed butt end. A large portion of the butt end and cutting edge are broken off and missing.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Aedan Jones