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Object Number
36-6-50/1607
Display Title
11 microlithic obsidian blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian microliths; lunate bladelets
Classification
- Lunate blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
/
<State>
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<County>
/
<City>
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Gamble's Cave II
Additional Geographic Terms
Elmenteita
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest object): 2.4 × 1 × 0.4 cm (15/16 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
36-6-50/1607; 1973; 9622
Provenance
Collector
East African Archaeological Expedition
(1929-1935)
Intermediary
Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey
(01/13/1936)
Donor
Donated by
East African Archaeological Expedition
(01/13/1936)
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