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Crude quartzite fist axe made from natural stone with weathered surfaces
Crude quartzite fist axe made from natural stone with weathered surfaces
Object Number 36-96-50/1684
Display Title Crude quartzite fist axe made from natural stone with weathered surfaces
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, crude, roughly ovate, weathered
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Acheulean
  • Levalloisian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / Western Province / <County> / <City> / Nsongezi
Intrasite N horizon of 100' terrace (17' to 20' above M horizon)
Additional Geographic Terms Kagera River; Tanganyika border
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 9.6 x 6.1 cm (5 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-96-50/1684; O.5./S

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