Robin Hardisty Lithics Collection

This archive contains data on the Lithic collection amassed by Robin Hardisty. Robin explored both sides of mid-Wharfedale, Rombalds Moor to the south and Black Fell, Blubberhouses Moor, to the north, where he found a fine collection of flint implements. Robin kept only the scantest of notes but had large parts of his collection mounted on stout card and labelled with its approximate provenance, but most of the information about the pieces was mainly inside his head. As a result of several head-to-head meetings with him over a period of a few years, the applicant was able to identify, catalogue and photograph the pieces and reconstruct the locations involved. It was as a direct result of these meetings that the current archive was compiled.