Shale trimming stone (?core scraper) or afwerker

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Object Number 52-17-50/9747

Display Title Shale trimming stone (?core scraper) or afwerker

Descriptions

Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, adze, shoe-shaped, chipped

Classification

Adze

Department Archaeological

Culture

Smithfield A

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / South Africa

Intrasite Surface

Additional Geographic Terms Orange Free State, Various sites in the

Materials Stone

Dimensions Overall: 4.8 x 12.3 x 6.2 cm (1 7/8 x 4 13/16 x 2 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 52-17-50/9747; 26/35/2

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	52-17-50/9748.1	5 shale core scrapers or ? trimming stones	Casual core	South Africa
Image Not Available for 5 shale core scrapers or ? trimming stones	52-17-50/9748	5 shale core scrapers or ? trimming stones	Casual core	South Africa
Image Not Available for 2 flint core trimming flakes used as scrapers	49-51-40/6025	2 flint core trimming flakes used as scrapers	Scraper	Chez-Pourret
Image Not Available for 2 flint core trimming fragments used as scrapers	41-51-50/5557	2 flint core trimming fragments used as scrapers	Scraper	Tangier
Image Not Available for 1 core trimming flake used as end scraper	50-42-60/11697	1 core trimming flake used as end scraper	Scraper	Tell El-Hibr
Image Not Available for 5 silt-shale cores	52-17-50/9722	5 silt-shale cores	Core	South Africa
Image Not Available for 6 flint end scrapers on core trimmings: corner platform (1), core tablet (5)	53-48-40/7557	6 flint end scrapers on core trimmings: corner platform (1), core tablet (5)		Abri Pataud
Image Not Available for Indurated shale core - sharp	37-11-50/1988	Indurated shale core - sharp	Casual core	Senegal
Image Not Available for 8 indurated shale cores? - a little weathered and patinated	37-11-50/1968	8 indurated shale cores? - a little weathered and patinated	Casual core	Senegal
	52-17-50/9750	Shale pyramidal core	Core	South Africa
Image Not Available for Shale core - used as chopper	34-158-50/1042	Shale core - used as chopper	Casual core	De Kiel Oost
	37-11-50/1944	Indurated shale axe; retouched, in later times used as scraper or knife +	Axe	Senegal

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