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Object Number 33-86-60/506
Display Title Microlith lunates with sharp backs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, flint, blades, lunate, microliths, worked bifacially, serrations
Classification
  • Lunate blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Natufian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Palestine
Intrasite Level B2
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet-el-Wad; Wady Mugharet; Athlit, near
Materials Flint
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest ): 3 × 0.9 × 0.4 cm (1 3/16 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 84
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