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Object Number
36-6-50/1540
Display Title
Ovate stone fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, ovate, 1 side flatter, broken
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean I
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 12 x 5.3 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-6-50/1540; Oldoway/MNK/IIIs/but certainly/## III/1S/5/35
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1555 | 2 quartzite (?) fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 35-96-50/1351 | Ovate, almond-shaped stone fist axe |
Axe
|
Swaziland
| |
| 2003.1.427 | Chipped stone biface, fist axe, ovate, 1 end rounded other pointed |
Raw Material
Axe |
England
| |
| 36-96-50/1697 | Small oval quartzite fist axe with point broken off - chipped on both sides |
Axe
|
Nsongezi
| |
| 35-1-40/1734 | Ovate flint fist axe |
Axe
|
Hoxne
| |
| 12-10-40/E1165 | "Fist-axes" large, ovate |
Raw Material
Axe |
France
| |
| 33-103-40/294 | 1 small triangular fist axe (flat on one side) 1 small trangular knife (chipped |
Axe
|
Dartford
| |
| 36-6-50/1548 | 4 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1557 | 5 stone fist axes - material is andasite |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-1-50/1860 | 3 quartzite fist axes (1 broken)- heavily weathered; note sand blasting |
Axe
|
Sud Ounan
|