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Object Number
38-65-60/9615
Display Title
An attempt at an oval bifacial implement
Descriptions
Object Description
An attempt to manufacture an oval bifacial implement; note that the point is broken in process of manufacture- of fossil wood
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, axe, roughly ovate, fossilized wood, butt broken
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
Intrasite
Misc. surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Yenangyaung
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 11.8 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 4 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-65-60/9615; Yg.-8; 2.4.38
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