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Object Number
36-6-50/1563
Display Title
5 stone fist axes - good examples
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, fist axe, ovate, rounded butt and tip, thin butted
Classification
- Raw Material
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms
Kariandusi River
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 17.6 x 9 x 3.6 cm (6 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-6-50/1563; G.K.R.;410; 1931
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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
| |
| 36-6-50/1544 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 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 |
Raw Material
Axe |
Syria
| |
| 36-1-60/2650 | 4 medium sized flint fist axes |
Axe
Raw Material |
Syria
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1548 | 4 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 20-32-50/B2444 | Fist axes - pointed |
Axe
|
Sidi Baikia
| |
| 36-6-50/1556 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 12-10-40/E1166 | "Fist-axes" small |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 35-8-60/2370 | 2 Fist axes - stone |
Axe
|
India
|