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Object Number 53-9-70/4677
Display Title 4 polished stone artifacts
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone axe and axe fragments, shouldered, polished
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Taiwan
Intrasite In the Zoological Garden
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 6.7 x 11.6 cm (4 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
Quantity 4

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