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Obsidian point - retouched on both sides (Pseudo Still Bay Type)
Obsidian point - retouched on both sides (Pseudo Still Bay Type)
Object Number 36-6-50/1567
Display Title Obsidian point - retouched on both sides (Pseudo Still Bay Type)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Obsidian point; retouched
Classification
  • Perforator
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Mousterian?
  • Late Levalloisian?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Kinangop Plateau; Kinangop escarpment, Top beds of
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 × 2.7 × 0.9 cm (1 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-6-50/1567

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