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CAST of medium-sized cleaver made on an end struck flake - U-shaped butt
CAST of medium-sized cleaver made on an end struck flake - U-shaped butt
Object Number 57-20-50/10161
Display Title CAST of medium-sized cleaver made on an end struck flake - U-shaped butt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gray-colored plaster cast of chipped-stone hopper
Classification
  • Chopper
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Intrasite Bed IV; small red stratum
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika, Northern: Olduvai Gorge
Materials Plaster
Dimensions Overall: 16.8 × 10.5 × 3.9 cm (6 5/8 × 4 1/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57-20-50/10161; Oldoway; ACK4; ###2622; K# IV; XI.4.11; 79; 106

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