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Object Number
36-6-50/1568
Display Title
Obsidian side scraper
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian scraper
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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Gamble's Cave II
Intrasite
Phase (a)
Additional Geographic Terms
Elmenteita
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 × 2.4 × 1.1 cm (1 9/16 × 15/16 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-6-50/1568; 554E; 1929
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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