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Object Number
36-6-50/1561
Display Title
Stone fist axes made on flat stones
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, biface, axes, ovate
Classification
- Ovate biface
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms
Kariandusi River
Materials
Stone ,
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of one specimen): 17.5 × 10.4 × 2.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/8 × 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
G. K. R.; 1931-918; 36-6-50/1561; 1931-818
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1563.1 | Stone fist axes - good examples |
Ovate biface
|
Kenya
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1544 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1548 | 4 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1557 | 5 stone fist axes - material is andasite |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-1-60/2649 | 4 flint fist axes - 3 heavily rolled & patinated with cortex adhearing |
Axe
Raw Material |
Syria
| |
| 32-52-60/21 | 4 flint nuclei; 2 fist axes(?) |
Axe
Raw Material |
Palestine
| |
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1556 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 12-10-40/E1165 | "Fist-axes" large, ovate |
Axe
Raw Material |
France
| |
| 36-6-50/1563 | 5 stone fist axes - good examples |
Raw Material
Axe |
Kenya
|