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CAST of large thick pointed handaxe
CAST of large thick pointed handaxe
Object Number 57-20-50/10157
Display Title CAST of large thick pointed handaxe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Casting of chipped stone biface, hand axe, ovate, large
Classification
  • Casting
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Acheulean II
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Intrasite Basal portion of Bed IV; sand layers
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika, Northern: Olduvai Gorge
Materials Plaster
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 10.9 x 5.7 cm (8 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57-20-50/10157; OLDOWAY; 8a

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