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Object Number
52-17-50/9705
Display Title
5 quartzite handaxes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, ovate, some broken, chipped
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chelles-Acheul Stage III
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
/
Cape of Good Hope
Intrasite
From Younger Gravels IIA. of the Vaal
Additional Geographic Terms
Pniel; Barkley West, opposite
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 10.2 x 3.9 cm (7 1/16 x 4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
52-17-50/9705; 61/38
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52-17-50/9703 | 3 quartzite handaxes: rolled and therefore derived in Younger Gravels of Vaal |
Axe
|
Homestead
Riverview Estates | |
| 52-17-50/9700 | 2 quartzite proto-handaxes |
Axe
|
Vereeniging
Transvaal | |
| 52-17-50/9718 | 4 silt-shale handaxes (medium-sized) |
Axe
|
South Africa
| |
| 50-62-40/6958 | 5 crude pointed stone handaxes |
Axe
|
Villaverde
| |
| 65-20-50/11136 | 7 amygdaloid flint handaxes |
Axe
|
Mali
| |
| 50-62-40/6959 | 4 medium-sized crude stone handaxes |
Axe
|
Villaverde
| |
| 52-17-50/9719 | 2 silt-shale handaxes (small) |
Axe
|
South Africa
| |
| 52-17-50/9717 | 6 silt-shale handaxes (medium-sized) |
Axe
|
South Africa
| |
| 50-42-60/10550 | 3 flint handaxes on large flakes |
Axe
Raw Material |
Barda Balka
| |
| 50-62-40/6957 | 3 crude stone handaxes or choppers-medium sized |
Axe
|
Villaverde
| |
| 50-62-40/6956 | 3 large crude stone handaxes or choppers |
Axe
|
Villaverde
| |
| 50-42-60/10551 | 2 flint handaxes, pear-shaped |
Raw Material
Axe |
Barda Balka
|