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Object Number 43-18-40/5802
Display Title 12 retouched stone blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone blades, retouched, some as scrapers, burins
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Italy / Liguria / <County> / Grimaldi / Baousses Rousses Caves
Intrasite Grande Grotte
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 2.4 x 9.7 x 0.7 cm (15/16 x 3 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 12
Label on object 43-18-40/5802; Commun #/Grimaldi/Bassuo Grimaldi/BR/L Grotte; Le Grotte/#o#lon

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for 12 flint backed & steeply retouched blades (found with cache of blades & core tr
49-12-50/8651 12 flint backed & steeply retouched blades (found with cache of blades & core tr
Prismatic blade
Tangier
Flint blades and burins, some with cortex, some retouched, some with bulb of percussion
48-28-60/22211 Flint blades and burins, some with cortex, some retouched, some with bulb of percussion
Burin
Blade
Ksar Akil
Chipped stone blades, some retouched, some used as side and end scraper
2003.1.971 Chipped stone blades, some retouched, some used as side and end scraper
Raw Material
Blade
Saudi Arabia
2 retouched blades, 1 broken
33-40-40/157 2 retouched blades, 1 broken
Blade
France
Flint scrapers on blades
39-69-50/4646.1 Flint scrapers on blades
Blade
Tangier
Image Not Available for 12 small flint blades and fragments steeply retouched to a point or tang and alo
49-12-50/8649 12 small flint blades and fragments steeply retouched to a point or tang and alo
Prismatic blade
Tangier
Thick flake-blades retouched along side
57-31-60/10776 Thick flake-blades retouched along side
Blade
Scraper
Et Tabun
Image Not Available for 14 miscellaneous flint flakes, blades and fragments, retouched or worn
52-16-50/9315 14 miscellaneous flint flakes, blades and fragments, retouched or worn
Blade
Tunisia
Image Not Available for 3 broken retouched flint blades-one retouched on end, 2 retouched on one or both
53-48-40/7099 3 broken retouched flint blades-one retouched on end, 2 retouched on one or both
Blade
Abri Pataud
Flint blades retouched as side scrapers
34-136-60/796 Flint blades retouched as side scrapers
Scraper
Blade
Palestine
4 coarse flint blades, 3 retouched - 2 as points and 1 as side scraper
35-21-50/1095 4 coarse flint blades, 3 retouched - 2 as points and 1 as side scraper
Blade
Raw Material
Cap Blanc
2 flint blades - 1 retouched as a scraper
35-32-40/1756 2 flint blades - 1 retouched as a scraper
Blade
France