Accession No
1937.843 B
Description
Copper awl with squared cross-section, tapering at both ends; one end split.
Place
Americas; South America; Ecuador; Santa Elena Province; La Libertad
Period
Regional Developmental Period Guangala
Source
Bushnell, Geoffrey Hext Sutherland [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.843 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper
Local Term
Measurements
3mm x 49mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Mound G1a, La Libertad. Excavated by G.H.S. Bushnell in 1937. See photographic collection (P.145474.BUS – P.145604.BUS) for photographs.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A is penannular ring, B is ?awl.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa
Context (References)
Bushnell, G.H.S. (1951). The Archaeology of the Santa Elena Peninsula in South-West Ecuador. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Copper awl with squared cross-section, tapering at both ends; one end split.
Event Date 7/4/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:326571
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