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Object Number
34-102-60/684
Display Title
Flint fist axe showing effect of thermal fracture
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, hand axe, signs of thermal fracturing, with cortex
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Mousterian
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Palestine
Intrasite
Level Ea
Additional Geographic Terms
Mugharet et-Tabun; Athlit, near
Materials
Flint
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 × 7.7 × 4 cm (4 11/16 × 3 1/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-102-60/684; 486
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