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Object Number
37-11-50/1972
Display Title
10 indurated shale axes or choppers - lightly weathered and patinated
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, axes or choppers, grey, heavy
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, axes or choppers, grey, heavy
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Senegal
Additional Geographic Terms
Senegal, Upper; Nioro
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.6 x 9.4 x 2.3 cm (3 3/4 x 3 11/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
10
Label on object
37-11-50/1972; B/2348; B/2360; B/2362; B/2363
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