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Object Number
36-6-50/1554
Display Title
2 quartz fist axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, ovate, flat, micaceous
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.1 x 8.7 x 2.8 cm (5 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-6-50/1554; Oldoway; J.K. IV.S; 1931-2650
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
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Image Not Available
for 2 quartz fist axes
| 36-6-50/1554.1 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1556 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1539 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Quartz fist axes
| 36-6-50/1556.1 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-1-50/1859 | 2 quartzite fist axes, heavily weathered - note sand blasting |
Axe
|
Fum-el-Alba
| |
| 36-6-50/1551 | 3 quartz fist axes |
Raw Material
Axe |
Oldoway
| |
| 36-96-50/2317 | 2 large, thick quartzite fist axes, one evidently unfinished |
Axe
|
Western Province
| |
| 36-6-50/1555 | 2 quartzite (?) fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1556.2 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
|