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Object Number
36-6-50/1560
Display Title
3 heavy crude stone fist axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, biface, axe
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms
Kariandusi River
Materials
Stone ,
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 × 9.1 × 3.7 cm (4 13/16 × 3 9/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
G.K.R.; 1931-1055; 36-6-50/1560
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1560.1 | 3 heavy crude stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Kenya
| |
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|
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| |
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Axe
|
Nsongezi
| |
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|
Tit Mellil
| |
| 36-96-50/2250 | Heavy, crudely worked fist axe with cortex adhering to butt - metamorphic quartz |
Axe
|
Kisegi
| |
| 36-1-50/1860 | 3 quartzite fist axes (1 broken)- heavily weathered; note sand blasting |
Axe
|
Sud Ounan
| |
| 35-32-40/1852 | 3 flint fist axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-1-60/2649 | 4 flint fist axes - 3 heavily rolled & patinated with cortex adhearing |
Axe
Raw Material |
Syria
| |
| 37-10-40/3749 | 3 flint fist axes - slightly rolled |
Raw Material
Axe |
Berkshire
| |
| 33-103-40/293 | Fist axes (3) |
Axe
Raw Material |
Kent
| |
| 36-6-50/1551 | 3 quartz fist axes |
Raw Material
Axe |
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
|