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Object Number
60-14-50/10537
Display Title
Quartzite high-backed flake roughly worked into planing tool scraper - 3"
Descriptions
Object Description
Quartzite high-backed flake roughly worked into planing tool scraper - 3"
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone edged tool, scraper used as plane?, shoe-shaped
Classification
- Scraper
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle Stone Age?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Congo
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Surface Site
Additional Geographic Terms
Africa, central: Republic of Congo; Matadi-Thysville, near; Congo, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 7.7 x 2.7 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
60-14-50/10537
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