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Object Number
34-100-40/1648
Display Title
Hammerstone of quartzite
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, ground stone pounding stone, hammerstone, trapezoidal, brown
Classification
- Hammer Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Intrasite
Level A
Additional Geographic Terms
Abri des Merveilles; Castel-Merle, Sergeac, Dordogne, at
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.9 x 7.6 x 5.2 cm (4 5/16 x 3 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-100-40/1648; 133; A
Provenance
Collector
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
(1929-1931)
Intermediary
Homer H. Kidder
(1929-1931)
Intermediary
George Grant MacCurdy
(1929-1931)
Intermediary
G. Lambert
(1929-1931)
Intermediary
Dr. D. A. E. Garrod
(1929-1931)
Donor
Donated by
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
(February 1934)
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