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Object Number
33-86-60/498
Display Title
Flint sickle blades with sharp backs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone blade, prismatic blade, worked bifacially, serrations on all edges
Classification
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Natufian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Palestine
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Mugharet es Tabun
Intrasite
Level B2
Additional Geographic Terms
Wady Mugharet; Athlit, near
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 4.5 × 1.5 × 0.6 cm (1 3/4 × 9/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity
10
Label on object
33-86-60/498; WB2
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