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Object Number
36-6-50/1531
Display Title
Quartz chopper
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone chipped stone edged tool chopper, pebble end flaked on both sides
Classification
- Chopper
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chellean I
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Tanzania
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Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm (3 7/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-6-50/1531; O II B; Ch.I
Provenance
Collector
East African Archaeological Expedition
(1929-1935)
Intermediary
Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey
(01/13/1936)
Donor
Donated by
East African Archaeological Expedition
(01/13/1936)
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