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Object Number 58-50-60/11315
Display Title 16 barbed and stemmed points, bifacially pressure flaked (8 flint, 8 quartzite)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile points, stemmed, triangular blades, bifacially worked
Classification
  • Stemmed Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Rub' al Khali
Intrasite Lat. 17 degrees N., Long. 47 degrees E.
Additional Geographic Terms Yemen and Hadramut, near border of
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm (2 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 16
Label on object 58-50-60/11315

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