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Object Number
52-16-50/9245
Display Title
Flint backed blade of "Chatelperron" type
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone blade, backed, pointed, curved, with cortex
Classification
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tunisia
Intrasite
Surface, of outwash fan and slope west of Chebika
Additional Geographic Terms
Chebika; Tozeur, northwest of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.7 x 6.8 x 1 cm (11/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
52-16-50/9245
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