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Object Number
36-6-50/1597.1
Display Title
Obsidian blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian blades
Classification
- Prismatic blade
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 B
Additional Geographic Terms
Elmenteita
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest object): 4.8 × 1 × 0.2 cm (1 7/8 × 3/8 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
36-6-50/1597.1
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1597 | 4 obsidian backed blades |
Prismatic blade
Raw Material |
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Prismatic blade
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| 56-30-20/21092 | 36 obsidian prismatic flake blades (utilitarian) |
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Barton Ramie
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Prismatic blade
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| |
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Prismatic blade
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| |
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Prismatic blade
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Kaminaljuyu
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| 973-13-20/25017 | 28 obsidian blades |
Prismatic blade
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Lubaantun
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for Stone, obsidian, prismatic blades.
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Prismatic blade
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| 89-15-10/A575 | Chipped stone, prismatic blades, one obsidian, one quartz |
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Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
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