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Object Number
34-158-50/1067
Display Title
Crude fist axe or side scraper of quartzite - made on a flake; note cortex
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone edged tool, side scraper, large, handled, oval blade
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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South Africa
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Cape St. Blaize
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape of Good Hope: Mossel Bay
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 17.2 x 3.8 cm (3 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-158-50/1067; Mossel Bay/(Golf); II
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