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Object Number
36-96-50/1638
Display Title
Heavy quartzite chopping tool
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, chopper, one end worked, the other end is natural cobble
Classification
- Chopper
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Muzizian
- Pre- Chellean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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Gravels
Additional Geographic Terms
Buganda-Muzizi River; Hoima and Fort Portal, halfway between
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 × 9.2 × 8.9 cm (4 9/16 × 3 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-96-50/1638; M.I. / A; X
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