Accession No
1926.99.2
Description
Geometric microlith of the trapeze family. Produced by the removal of a blade from a core and subsequent segmentation. Tranchet arrowhead. As part of the tool retains cortex, the blade that this microlith is derived from would have been early on in the sequence of removal from the core.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Denmark; Vedbaek
Period
Mesolithic
Source
Arnholt, A. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1926.99.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
18mm x 3mm x 16mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.99.1-6: 'Flint; Stone Microlith.'
Event Date 1926
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Original catalogue card says " October 1982 one missing. No. 3 in same box as others but no accession no. Did bare old classification which suggests it came from same sequence ie B-186"
Event Date 10/1982
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description by Rosalind Wallduck for student artefact report: 'Geometric microlith of the trapeze family. Produced by the removal of a blade from a core and subsequent segmentation. Tranchet arrowhead. As part of the tool retains cortex, the blade that this microlith is derived from would have been early on in the sequence of removal from the core.'
Event Date 25/4/2008
Author: Lily Pencliffe
FM:327483
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