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Image Not Available for Quartzite bifacially worked point - 1 1/2"
Quartzite bifacially worked point - 1 1/2"
Image Not Available for Quartzite bifacially worked point - 1 1/2"
Object Number 60-14-50/10571
Display Title Quartzite bifacially worked point - 1 1/2"
Descriptions
Object Description Quartzite bifacially worked point - 1 1/2"
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone projectile point, leaf-shaped, chipped
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Tshitolian Early?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Surface Site
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, central: Republic of Congo; Mutadi-Thysville, near; Congo, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.1 x 2 x 0.4 cm (2 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-14-50/10571

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