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RCC_TOOLS_1_12

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Stone tool

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Stone/Earth

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Worked stone

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Analysis No. Context-Layer Grid Reference Typology Max. dimensions H x L x W nearest mm Raw material Colour Notes
1 A2 L3 scraper 5 x 18 x 22 quartzite Grey-rose  
2 A L3 scraper 6 x 13 x 16 quartz White-yellow  
3 A2 O4 segment 2 x 10 x 5 quartz white-brown No accession label
4 A2 L4 scraper 5 x 5 x 20 crypto crystalline silicate beige  
5 Ja Q3 bladelet 2 x 16 x 7 crypto crystalline silicate brown-grey No accession label
6 A Q2 segment 3 x 11 x 7 quartzite beige, brown residue No accession label
7 A Q6 bladelet 3 x 25 x 11 crypto crystalline silicate grey, brown residue No accession label
8 A Q5 scraper 9 x 26 x 21 quartzite beige, brown residue No accession label
9 A2 M3 scraper 9 x 13 x 14 quartz white-brown, brown residue  
10 A2 L5 scraper 5 x 22 x 13 crypto crystalline silicate grey, brown residue  
11 Ph O4 scraper 6 x 18 x 20 crypto crystalline silicate brown, brown residue No accession label
12 A2 L5 blade 8 x 37 x 9 crypto crystalline silicate grey-brown  

DimensionComment: 

Please see Distinguishing Features table above.
History

AgeComment: 

Available radiocarbon dates for associated underlying and overlying layers to between 86140-680yBP (uncalibrated). The lithic specimens selected for export may be attributed to the Oakhurst and final Later Stone Age technocomplexes (as defined by Lombard et al. [2012]).

GeologicalPeriod: 

  • Holocene

PlaceOfUse: 

  • Rose Cottage Cave

CulturalAssociation: 

  • Later Stone Age - Multiple Technocomplexes

ReferenceList: 

CitationReferenceType
Wadley, L. 2000. The Wilton and Pre-Ceramic Post-Classic Wilton Industries at Rose Cottage Cave and Their Context in the South African Sequence. The South African Archaeological Bulletin 55(172):90-106.
Wadley, L. 2000. The Early Holocene Layers of Rose Cottage Cave, Eastern Free State: Technology, Spatial Patterns and Environment. The South African Archaeological Bulletin 55(171): 18-31.
Lombard, M., Wadley, L., Deacon, J., Wurz, S., Parsons, I., Mohapi, M., Swart, J., and P. Mitchell. 2012. South African and Lesotho Stone Age Sequence Updated (I). The South African Archaeological Bulletin 67(195): 120-144.
 
 

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