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Object Number
36-6-50/1562
Display Title
10 thick stone fist axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, biface, axes
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms
Kariandusi River
Materials
Stone ,
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 × 9.2 × 4 cm (7 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
G. K. R. ; 1931-947. ; 36-6-50/1562 ; 387 / 1931 ; 1931-934 ; K. R. 916#1# ; 1931-808 ; 1931-553. ; BI## / Kenya / 1 m.y. ; 1931-952 ; 1931-958 ; 1931-1217.
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1562.1 | 10 thick stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Kenya
| |
| 36-96-50/2317 | 2 large, thick quartzite fist axes, one evidently unfinished |
Axe
|
Western Province
| |
| 37-71-50/2126 | 10 fist axes of flint |
Axe
Raw Material |
Algeria
| |
| 36-6-50/1544 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1539 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 37-74-50/2133 | 6 quartzite fist axes |
Axe
|
Tit Mellil
| |
| 36-1-60/2649 | 4 flint fist axes - 3 heavily rolled & patinated with cortex adhearing |
Axe
Raw Material |
Syria
| |
| 35-8-60/2370 | 2 Fist axes - stone |
Axe
|
India
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1548 | 4 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1557 | 5 stone fist axes - material is andasite |
Axe
|
Oldoway
|