NMS Archaeology Object 172005: X.HRB 35 - End and side scraper
Description
Summary
Horseshoe scraper made on a retouched inner flake of flint, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll
Accession Number
X.HRB 35
Other references
Publication Cat. No. 39 | 1980.737 F Ack 1980/82 |
|---|
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. Inner flake; white; corticated; stained; artificial platform; diffuse bulb; platform edge trimmed; straight proximal; convex sides and distal giving a horseshoe plan; irregular invasive retouch around distal and distal ends of left and right sides; 40:36:15; l 67; r 51; p 124; d 56; horseshoe scraper. Layer 15. Ritchie, 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
None
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
Would you like to help find more links?
| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Id: 37488 | ISLAY, ARDNAVE - KILCHOMAN - ENCLOSURE (PERIOD UNASSIGNED), HUT CIRCLE (PREHISTORIC) | Definite | |
| NMS Accession Number: X.HRB 35 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
This area is visible only to logged in users.