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Object Number
36-6-50/1573
Display Title
6 obsidian gravers
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone obsidian edged tools, gravers, double pointed, 1 beaked
Classification
- Graver
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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<County>
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<City>
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Gamble's Cave II
Intrasite
Phase (a)
Additional Geographic Terms
Elmenteita
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
36-6-50/1573
Provenance
Collector
East African Archaeological Expedition
(1929-1935)
Intermediary
Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey
(01/13/1936)
Donor
Donated by
East African Archaeological Expedition
(01/13/1936)
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