Name:

Harrow Hill : 2D documentation

Type of object:

Geological sample

Archaelogical site:

mine

Location- administrative unit (present):

Dawns, north from the village Patching, West Sussex, England

Hydrographic network:

near the rivers Arun and Adur

Object type:

siliceous rocks ; flint

Characteristics of the object- technique:

non

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

Cretaceous

Characteristics of the object- colour:

7,5YR 4/1 3/1 5/1

Characteristics of the object- transparency:

non-transparent and sometimes slightly transparent by the edges of a specimen

Characteristics of the object- fracture:

greasy

Characteristics of the object- texture/facture:

homogenous silica matrix; fine-crystalline; sometimes visible rare dots or small spots

Characteristics of the object- luster:

greasy-matt

Characteristics of the object- cortex:

rough, mealy, thick over 10 mm

Characteristics of the object- transition:

clear

Characteristics of the object- patina:

non

Characteristics of the object- colour of patine:

non

Characteristics of the object- width:

53 mm

Characteristics of the object- thickness:

5 mm

Characteristics of the object- length:

22 mm

Characteristics of the object- diameter:

53 mm

Characteristics of the object- weight:

6,2 g

Object description:

Harrow Hill – flint mine dated to the period between 4000 and 2200 BC.

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Lech, Jacek

Accession number:

0294/FLI/GB

Chronology:

Cretaceous

Relation:

Atlas skał

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:215410

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open