NMS Archaeology Object 172014: X.HRB 44 - Pounder


Description

Summary


Stone pounder


Accession Number


X.HRB 44


Other references


Publication Cat. No. 48
1980.746
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. Fine grain; irregular oval; broken; one end removed; badly cracked; 297.5 g; 82:63:53. Damage: end faceted with a pecked area on either face and a blunt ridge across the centre; facets 29:32 and 15:36. Detached floor level. Ritchie, J N G, and Welfare, H G; PSAS, 113 (1983), pp 302 - 366, fig 14.

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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