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Object Number 48-5-50/8901
Display Title 3 quartzite flakes with retouched or worn edge
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tools, retouched or worn at edges
Classification
  • Edged Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco / Tangier
Intrasite Derived Pediment gravels; slope wash of Derived Gravels
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Ashakar
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 5.1 x 5 x 2.1 cm (2 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 48-5-50/8901; 3.b.s; 9s

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Chipped stone flakes and fragments, with edges retouched or worn
2003.1.47 Chipped stone flakes and fragments, with edges retouched or worn
Flake
Pediment gravels
Image Not Available for 2 stone flakes with edges retouched or worn
48-5-50/8877 2 stone flakes with edges retouched or worn
Scraper
Tangier
Image Not Available for Chipped stone flakes and fragments with various edge retouched or worn
2003.1.41 Chipped stone flakes and fragments with various edge retouched or worn
Flake
Pediment gravels
Quartzite medium-sized oval flakes, retouched and used as scrapers
44-41-60/8877 Quartzite medium-sized oval flakes, retouched and used as scrapers
Raw Material
Flake
Nellore
Image Not Available for Retouched, utilized flake knife. ovoid. convex working edge is bifacially retouc
46-73-10/54725 Retouched, utilized flake knife. ovoid. convex working edge is bifacially retouc
Edged Tools
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for 9 miscellaneous quartzite flakes, blades and fragments with limited edge retouch
48-5-50/8887 9 miscellaneous quartzite flakes, blades and fragments with limited edge retouch
Blade
Tangier
5 flint angle burins: oblique turncation-broad flakes with retouched edge
53-48-40/7286 5 flint angle burins: oblique turncation-broad flakes with retouched edge
Burin
Raw Material
Abri Pataud
Image Not Available for Stone flakes with retouched edges
42-5-10/23571 Stone flakes with retouched edges
Scraper
Old Settlement Site; Village 3
Image Not Available for Irregular ovoid flake; corner of distal edge broken; bifacial retouched notch in
46-73-10/53622 Irregular ovoid flake; corner of distal edge broken; bifacial retouched notch in
Edged Tools
Los Muertos
Quartzite flake retouched into concave scraper
39-70-60/6260 Quartzite flake retouched into concave scraper
Raw Material
Scraper
Kaluvaya
Atmakur Taluk
3 small flint flakes - edges retouched to points, "borers"
38-102-40/5307 3 small flint flakes - edges retouched to points, "borers"
Chipping debris
Kielce
3 flint flakes - retouched on edges
38-102-40/5324 3 flint flakes - retouched on edges
Chipping debris
Kielce