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Object Number 36-96-50/2337
Display Title Large quartzite flake implement used as a chopper or side scraper
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone edged tool, side scraper, triangular, on flake
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Tumbian
  • Late Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / Western Province
Additional Geographic Terms Kagera Valley; Nsongezi, near; Kagera River; Tanganyika border, near the
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 10.8 x 3.1 cm (4 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-96-50/2337; O.17/S

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