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Object Number
36-6-50/1585
Display Title
2 obsidian cores
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian cores; blades removed
Classification
- Core
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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Gamble's Cave II
Additional Geographic Terms
Elmenteita
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 6.1 × 3.6 × 3.1 cm (2 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
36-6-50/1585
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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