NMS Archaeology Object 172010: X.HRB 40 - Pounder


Description

Summary


Stone pounder


Accession Number


X.HRB 40


Other references


Publication Cat. No. 44
1980.742
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. Coarse stone tools. Stone pounders. Coarse grain; circular; flattened cross-section; 913.2 g; 115:106:50. Damage: both ends blunted with coarse pecking, 57:22 and 55:24; latter area also flaked on both sides, average flake 20:17; dispersed pecks around the circumference between the blunted ends; in the centre of flatter surface of stone small area of dispersed pecking, 13:09. Unstratified. Ritchie, J N G, and Welfare, H G; PSAS, 113 (1983), pp 302 - 366, fig 12.

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

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