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Object Number 36-96-50/1808
Display Title Small quartzite flake used as a side scraper
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, quartz flake
Classification
  • Flake
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / <State> / <County> / <City> / Granite Rock Shelter
Intrasite 60" - 66"
Additional Geographic Terms Buganda-Muzizi River Area; Hoima and Fort Portal, halfway between; camp, near
Materials Quartz
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 × 1.7 × 0.07 cm (1 × 11/16)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-96-50/1808

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Raw Material
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Scraper
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Raw Material
Flake
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Scraper
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Biface
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