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Object Number
29-51-20/C10794
Display Title
Obsidian knife flakes
Descriptions
Object Description
Blade, obsidian
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, obsidian blades, prismatic, some fragments and losses, areas of utilization
Classification
- Prismatic blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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<County>
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Guatemala City
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Finca Arevalo
Intrasite
From walls of earthquake fissure
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of longest): 9.5 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm (3 3/4 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
C10794
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