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Image Not Available for 3 unused trimming flakes; 1 small disc-shaped core - quartz and quartzite
3 unused trimming flakes; 1 small disc-shaped core - quartz and quartzite
Image Not Available for 3 unused trimming flakes; 1 small disc-shaped core - quartz and quartzite
Object Number 36-96-50/2339
Display Title 3 unused trimming flakes; 1 small disc-shaped core - quartz and quartzite
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone chipping denris, trimming flakes, 1 discoidal core
Classification
  • Chipping debris
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: 8.3 x 9.2 x 1.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 36-96-50/2339; O.17./S

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