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Object Number 34-100-40/1669
Display Title Flint flake with bulb on each of the two faces and with hinge fracture
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone edged tool, scraper, trapezoidal, grey, with cortex
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France / Dordogne
Intrasite Level L.M.
Additional Geographic Terms Abri des Merveilles; Castel-Merle; Sergeac;
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 4.8 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-100-40/1669; 92
Provenance
Collector American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge) (1929)
Donor Donated by American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge) (02/1934)

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