Albany_ | SAHRIS

General

Object Auto ID

23987

Alternate Codes

objectautoid_sahrisv1_30247

Common Name

Albany - Duplicate

Classified Name

Mastic Samples

STONE, WORKED

Quantity

10.00

Object Description

Sample No.
Artefact No.
Level
Typology
Sample Type

41
69/13
S
scraper
swab

42
69/13
S
scraper
swab

43
69/13
S
scraper
2 swabs

44
69/63
CAFu
scraper
2 swabs

45
69/63
CAFu
scraper
swab

46
69/283
M
segment
swab

47
69/283
M
segment
swab

48
69/95l (quartzite)
MB
segment
2 swabs

49
69/95l (quartzite)
MB
segment
swab

50
69/134
MB
segment
swab

51
69/134
MB
segment
swab

52
69/46
CAF
adze
swab

53
69/46
CAF
adze
swab

54
69/61
CAF
adze
swab

55
69/61
CAF
adze
swab

Description

Distinguishing Features

Sample No.
Sample Type
Color
Dimensions (mm)
Weight (including vial)

41
swab
white, brown/yellow staining
23mm X 6mm
2.78g

42
swab
white, brown/yellow staining
26mm X 5mm
2.86g

43
2 swabs
white
16mm X 6mm; 27mm X 4mm
2.98g

44
2 swabs
white, grey staining
17mm X 7mm; 27mm X 4mm
2.95g

45
swab
white
22m X 5mm
2.77g

46
swab
white, yellow staining
21mm X 4mm
2.79g

47
swab
white, grey staining
20mm X 6mm
2.75g

48
2 swabs
white, brown/yellow staining
23mm X 6mm; 21mm X 4mm
2.88g

49
swab
white
20mm X 5mm
2.76g

50
swab
white, brown/yellow staining
24mm X 4mm
2.79g

51
swab
white, grey staining
23mm X 4mm
2.77g

52
swab
white, black/brown staining
24mm X4mm
2.79g

53
swab
white, black/brown staining
22m X 5mm
2.78g

54
swab
white, black/brown staining
18mm X 4mm
2.78g

55
swab
white, black/brown staining
18mm X 5mm
2.80g

Measurement Type	Unit	Value

History

Object Age

2016

Object Age Comment

Radiocarbon dates available for some layers (Deacon 1976):material from layer M between 6980 +/- 65yBP and 5900+/-90yBP; material from layer MB between 5900+/-90 yBP and 2870 +/-90 yBP; and CAF, CAFu and S all less than 2870 +/-90yBP with S layer being the youngest.

Reference Types	Citation
Book	Deacon, H. J. (1976). Where Hunters Gathered: A Study of Holocene Stone Age People in the Eastern Cape. Claremont: South African Archaeological Society.	View
Journal	Hewitt, J. (1931). Artefacts from Melkhoutboom. South African Journal of Science 28: 540-548.	View
Book	Deacon, H. J. (1976). Where Hunters Gathered: A Study of Holocene Stone Age People in the Eastern Cape. Claremont: South African Archaeological Society.	View
Journal	Hewitt, J. (1931). Artefacts from Melkhoutboom. South African Journal of Science 28: 540-548.	View
Book	Deacon, H. J. (1976). Where Hunters Gathered: A Study of Holocene Stone Age People in the Eastern Cape. Claremont: South African Archaeological Society.	View
Journal	Hewitt, J. (1931). Artefacts from Melkhoutboom. South African Journal of Science 28:540-548.	View
Book	Deacon, H. J. (1976). Where Hunters Gathered: A Study of Holocene Stone Age People in the Eastern Cape. Claremont: South African Archaeological Society.	View
Journal	Hewitt, J. (1931). Artefacts from Melkhoutboom. South African Journal of Science 28: 540-548.	View
Book	Deacon, H. J. (1976). Where Hunters Gathered: A Study of Holocene Stone Age People in the Eastern Cape. Claremont: South African Archaeological Society.	View
Journal	Hewitt, J. (1931). Artefacts from Melkhoutboom. South African Journal of Science 28: 540-548.	View
Book	Deacon, H. J. (1976). Where Hunters Gathered: A Study of Holocene Stone Age People in the Eastern Cape. Claremont: South African Archaeological Society.	View
	Hewitt, J. (1931). Artefacts from Melkhoutboom. South African Journal of Science 28: 540-548.	View

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