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Object Number 36-96-50/2345
Display Title 4 bi-facial quartzite points, oval in section and elongated shape (1 broken)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone projectile points, triangular, clear and opaque crystal
Classification
  • Triangular Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late 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: 5.7 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 36-96-50/2345; O.9/S

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