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Object Number 55-60-50/9972
Display Title 3 water-snail shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, ridged, conical, dirt-encrusted
Classification
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Khartoum Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Sudan; Kaderu; Khartoum, about 20 km. NNE of
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 1.9 x 2 cm (2 3/8 x 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 55-60-50/9972; 72; 35; 95

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