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"Turtle - back"
Image Not Available for "Turtle - back"
Object Number 20-30-40/E2814
Display Title "Turtle - back"
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France / <State> / <County> / <City> / Neolithic Site
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Beynes, Seine et Oise

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience
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Ring
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Image Not Available for 2 indurated shale scrapers- "turtle back" type, retouches sharp, old flake
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Scraper
Senegal
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
Storyteller figure; open-mouthed turtle with two children on its back, sitting back-to-back
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Figurine
Cochiti
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Senegal
Image Not Available for "Turtle-backs" stones worked on a single face
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Senegal
Turtle-back
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Scraper
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Image Not Available for "Turtle back" (?)
21-21-40/E2970 "Turtle back" (?)
France
Image Not Available for "Turtle back" (?)
21-21-40/E2975 "Turtle back" (?)
France
Image Not Available for 14 indurated shale "turtle back" heavy discoidal scrapers
37-11-50/1961 14 indurated shale "turtle back" heavy discoidal scrapers
Scraper
Senegal
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Cast
Lewes