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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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