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Object Number 37-11-50/1926
Display Title 3 chert flakes - perhaps used as gun flints
Descriptions
Object Description Stone, chipped stone edged tools, gunflints?, 2 tan, 1 red, rectangular
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone edged tools, gunflints?, 2 tan, 1 red, rectangular
Classification
  • Gunflint
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Senegal
Additional Geographic Terms Senegal, Upper; Yelimane, near
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 3.2 x 1 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 37-11-50/1926

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