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Image Not Available for Small quartzite unworked chip
Small quartzite unworked chip
Image Not Available for Small quartzite unworked chip
Object Number 36-96-50/2343
Display Title Small quartzite unworked chip
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone chipping debris, chip, small, unworked
Classification
  • Chipping debris
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Paleolithic
  • Late Tumbian
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: 3.2 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm (1 1/4 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-96-50/2343; O.9./S

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