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Object Number 36-96-50/1714
Display Title Quartzite scraper made on flake with bulb of percussion - Levallois technique
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone edged tool, scraper on flake, bulb of percussion
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Acheulean?
  • Levalloisian?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / Eastern Province
Africa / Uganda / Eastern Province / Jinja District / Busoga Kingdom
Additional Geographic Terms Jinja, Railway construction pit near
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 4.7 x 1.4 cm (1 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-96-50/1714; R.P. 2 /II C-

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