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Object Number 38-65-60/9634
Display Title Attempt to make 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, ovate, fossilized wood, broken
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Burma
Intrasite Misc. surface
Additional Geographic Terms Chauk
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 15 x 5.1 cm (3 9/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-65-60/9634; Chauk 1; 19.2.38; T3-SURFACE

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