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Object Number 34-136-60/785
Display Title Flint bifaces
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, biface, fist axe, ovate, pointed at one end, with cortex
Classification
  • Axe
  • Biface
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mousterian
  • Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Palestine
Intrasite Level Eb
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet et-Tabun; Athlit, near
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest ): 8.6 × 5.1 × 3.6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 × 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 28
Label on object 34-136-60/785; 9; Nine; T.Eb.; Eb.37; Eb.32

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