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Object Number 52-16-50/9375
Display Title 5 flint irregular flakes - irregularly retouched (?as scrapers)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone chipping debris, flakes, irregularly retouched as scrapers?
Classification
  • Chipping debris
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Capsian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tunisia
Additional Geographic Terms El Mekta
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 12.1 x 3.1 cm (1 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 52-16-50/9375
Provenance
Collector Dr. E. G. Gobert
Intermediary Hugh O'Neill Hencken (04/04/1952)
Donor Donated by American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge) (04/04/1952)

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Raw Material
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