Accession No

2006.351 C


Description

Animal bone, snail shell, and stone.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Somerset; Badger Hole


Period

Upper Palaeolithic


Source

McBurney, Charles B. M. (Prof.) [excavator; donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2006.351 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Animal; Bone; Stone


Local Term


Measurements

90mm x 30mm x 135mm Weight 0.036kg


Events

Context (Field collection)
Badger Hole, 1st square, 7th spit. NGR: ST 53237 47954. Excavated in 1958 by C.B.M. McBurney, with the co-operation of Herbert E. Balch.
Event Date 1958
Author: Chloe Pearce


Context (References)
McBurney, C.B.M., 1959. Report on the First Season’s Fieldwork on British Upper Palaeolithic Cave Deposits. The Prehistoric Society. 9, p.260-269. (site report)
Event Date 1959
Author: Chloe Pearce


Context (References)
McBurney, C.B.M. 1961,. Two soundings in the Badger Hole near Wookey Hole in 1958 and their bearing on the Palaeolithic finds of the late H.E. Balch. Mendip Nature Research Committee Report 50/51, p.19-27. (site report)
Event Date 1961
Author: Chloe Pearce


Description (CMS Description)
7th spit animal bone
Event Date 18/10/2010
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Bag marked with '7th spit, 1st square, bone/shell, BADGER HOLE' in black ink.
Event Date 2/12/2024
Author: Chloe Pearce


Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper tag marked with 'B.H. 1ST SQUARE, 7TH SPIT' in black ink.
Event Date 2/12/2024
Author: Chloe Pearce


Description (Physical description)
Animal bone, snail shell, and stone.
Event Date 5/12/2024
Author: Chloe Pearce


Context (Amendments / updates)
Materials tab updated to reflect particular object suffix information, to Animal; Bone; Stone, when it previously stated 'Animal; Bone'.
Event Date 5/12/2024
Author: Chloe Pearce


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