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Object Number 36-6-50/1566
Display Title 7 obsidian points or perforators
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone obsidian projectile points, ovate, worn points
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Mousterian?
  • Late Levalloisian?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Kinangop Plateau; Kinangop escarpment, Top beds of
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.6 x 2.8 x 1 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 36-6-50/1566

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Body
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