Summary

Secondary flake of flint, retouched, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.HRB 33

Other references

Original description

The finds from excavations at Ardnave, Islay carried out in 1979 - 80 under the direction of Dr J N G Ritchie and Mr H G Welfare. Flaked stone. Retouched pieces. Secondary flake; white/grey; corticated; stained; very slightly patinated upon the ventral surface; broken; centre distal tip removed; diffuse bulb; hinge fracture; irregular shape; small coarse irregular edge retouch along straight right side and right distal; macroscopic edge damage on both surfaces of left distal; 43:42:12; l 67; r 49; d 45; miscellaneous retouched piece, possibly unfinished. Unstratified. Richie, J N G, and Welfare, H G; PSAS, 113 (1983), pp 302 - 366, fig 11.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Ardnave, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

Not recorded

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

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