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Object Number
35-32-40/1762
Display Title
Unfinished flint fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axe, unfinished, ovate, tan, with cortex,
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Additional Geographic Terms
Dordogne; Abri des Merveilles at Castel-Merle, Sergeac
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 7.1 x 5.2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-32-40/1762; 21
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