Turtle-backs

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Object Number 12-10-40/E1203

Display Title Turtle-backs

Descriptions

Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, axes, hand axes, tan, oval, multi-faceted, w/ corte

Classification

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Europe / France / <State> / <County> / Paris

Additional Geographic Terms Seine River

Materials Stone

Dimensions Overall: 14.9 x 9.7 x 5.5 cm (5 7/8 x 3 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

Quantity 3

Label on object E/1203; Seine near Paris/Sept. 25. 1874; Oct. 5. 1874

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Image Not Available for 13 indurated shale "turtle backs" - heavy flakes, worked on one side only	37-11-50/1974	13 indurated shale "turtle backs" - heavy flakes, worked on one side only	Scraper	Senegal
	12-10-40/E2011	"Turtle backs"	Scraper	Denmark
	22-34-10/G3824	Turtle backs	Biface Chipped Stone	Shell heaps
	39-38-40/5396	3 very large oval flint hand axes	Axe	France
Image Not Available for "Turtle-backs" stones worked on two faces	20-30-50/B2348	"Turtle-backs" stones worked on two faces		Senegal
Image Not Available for "Turtle-backs" stones worked on a single face	20-30-50/B2347	"Turtle-backs" stones worked on a single face		Senegal
	12-10-40/E2031	Turtle-backs	Casual core	Denmark
	22-34-10/G3859	Turtle backs and unfinished implements	Uniface Side-Notched Projectile Point Chipping debris	Shell heaps
Image Not Available for 2 discs or turtle backs	22-34-10/G3289	2 discs or turtle backs		Ipswich
Image Not Available for 2 discs or turtle backs	22-34-10/G3288	2 discs or turtle backs		Ipswich
Image Not Available for 2 discs or turtle backs	22-34-10/G3286	2 discs or turtle backs		Ipswich
Image Not Available for 2 discs or turtle backs	22-34-10/G3285	2 discs or turtle backs		Ipswich

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