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potsherds
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Object Number 46-48-20/17130
Display Title potsherds
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone tool, obsidian biface blade
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan / <County> / Copan / Copan
Intrasite Copan, river bank, south of Acropolis; sub-pottery deposit
Additional Geographic Terms Mesoamerica, Southeastern
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 2.4 x 1 cm (1 3/8 x 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 46-48-20/17130

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