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RCC_TOOLS_25_36

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Stone tool

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Stone/Earth

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Worked stone

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Analysis No. Typology max. dimensions H X L X W nearest mm Raw material Colour Notes
25 misc retouch 4 x 34 x 9 crypto crystalline silicate grey-brown with cortex  
26 adze 8 x 45 x 25 crypto crystalline silicate grey, brown residue  
27 blade 7 x 27 x 11 crypto crystalline silicate grey-brown  
28 scraper 10 x 19 x 14 crypto crystalline silicate grey, brown residue  
29 scraper 8 x 18 x 15 crypto crystalline silicate grey, brown residue  
30 point 6 x 18 x 19 crypto crystalline silicate grey, brown residue  
31 scraper 7 x 26 x 18 quartzite grey-rose, brown residue  
32 segment 3 x 12 x 11 quartzite grey, brown residue  
33 adze 10 x 19 x 25 crypto crystalline silicate beige, brown residue  
34 adze 9 x 29 x 18 crypto crystalline silicate grey, brown residue  
35 broken blade 3 x 16 x 7 crypto crystalline silicate grey, with ochre residue  No accession label
36 scraper 3 x 24 x 12 crypto crystalline silicate grey scraper in two fragments; no accession label
History

AgeComment: 

Radiocarbon dates from underlying and overlying layers place the selected material between 8614 - 680yBP. 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

CulturalAssociation: 

  • Later Stone Age - Multiple Technocomplexes

ReferenceList: 

Citation
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.
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.
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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