Shale pyramidal core

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Object Number 52-17-50/9750

Display Title Shale pyramidal core

Descriptions

Inventory Description Chipped stone, shale, pyramidal core

Classification

Core

Department Archaeological

Culture

Smithfield B

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / South Africa

Intrasite Surface

Additional Geographic Terms Orange Free State, Various sites in the

Materials Shale

Dimensions Overall: 4.8 × 2.8 × 1.7 cm (1 7/8 × 1 1/8 × 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 52-17-50/9750; 1#/35; pp

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Image Not Available for Chert pyramidal microlithic core showing signs of use as steep-scraper	47-60-60/9958	Chert pyramidal microlithic core showing signs of use as steep-scraper	Prismatic core	Mumbai
Image Not Available for 5 silt-shale cores	52-17-50/9722	5 silt-shale cores	Core	South Africa
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	34-158-50/1010	Shale discoidal scraper	Scraper	De Kiel Oost
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