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Object Number 05-12-40/64650
Display Title "Rudimentary Axe"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, axe, rudimentary, rectangular, notched
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mesninien Period
  • Chilleen
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms St. Vaast; Seine Inferior
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 7 x 2.3 cm (1 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64650; 27-crossed out; St. Vaast/Tr-Mesv-Chell

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