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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 SHARE
5 shale core scrapers or ? trimming stones
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
Stone core-trimming flake subsequently used as a blade core
53-45-60/10648 Stone core-trimming flake subsequently used as a blade core
Raw Material
Prismatic core
Tell Fara
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 3 unused trimming flakes; 1 small disc-shaped core - quartz and quartzite
36-96-50/2339 3 unused trimming flakes; 1 small disc-shaped core - quartz and quartzite
Chipping debris
Western Province
Image Not Available for Core trimming flakes: 2 core tablets, 2 plunging flakes, 5 corner platform type,
53-48-40/7082 Core trimming flakes: 2 core tablets, 2 plunging flakes, 5 corner platform type,
Primary Flake
Abri Pataud
Image Not Available for 3 stone core - trimming flakes
49-39-50/8554 3 stone core - trimming flakes
Chipping debris
Tunisia
Image Not Available for 6 flint core trimmings: corner platform flakes (2); core tablets (2); plunging f
53-48-40/7368 6 flint core trimmings: corner platform flakes (2); core tablets (2); plunging f
Primary Flake
Abri Pataud