Accession No
1935.665 B
Description
Roughly rectangular piece of quartz. Possibly roughly flaked; ?blade.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Ghana; Akwatia
Period
Iron Age
Source
Wild, Robert Powley (Captain) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1935.665 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Quartz
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
For information about the pottery and some of Wild' s other finds, see Wild' s article, " Stone Age pottery from the Gold Coast & Asante" (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Vol.LXIV, pp.212-3); also refers refers to syenite beads. Also, Wild' s article, " The inhabitants of the Gold Coast & Asante before the Akan invasion" (Teachers' Journal Vol. VI, No. 3 & Vol.VII, Nos. 2& 3); Found: From the diamoniferous gravels at Akwatia
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1935.665 A-C: 'A: Sherd of light grey fabric with very pronounced shoulder, top surface of which is decorated with parallel, longitudinal lines. B: Roughly rectangular piece of quartz. Possibly roughly flaked; ?blade. C: Small triangular flake of quartz; shows signs of shaping; Parallel Line.'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
FM:319612
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