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Object Number
36-96-50/1676
Display Title
Quartzite cleaver or adze - chipped over butt end
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone edged tool, cleaver, round butt, flared thin blade, large
Classification
- Cleaver
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Uganda
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Western Province
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<County>
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<City>
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Nsongezi
Intrasite
M horizon of 100' terrace
Additional Geographic Terms
Kagera River; Tanganyika border
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 11.9 x 5.3 cm (7 5/16 x 4 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-96-50/1676; N.4./M
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