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Object Number 52-16-50/9418
Display Title Flint core; hammerstone;
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, ground stone pounding stone, hammerstone, chipped stone casual core
Classification
  • Hammer Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Capsian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tunisia
Intrasite Layer - surface
Additional Geographic Terms El Mekta
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 9.5 x 8.6 cm (1 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 52-16-50/9418
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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