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Object Number
36-96-50/1707
Display Title
Large coarsely worked quartzite fist axe with cortex adhering to the butt end
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone chipped stone biface fist axe roughly ovate, double pointed with cortex
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Levalloisian
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Uganda
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Western Province
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Nsongezi
Intrasite
N horizon of 100' terrace
Additional Geographic Terms
Kagera River; Tanganyika border
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 10.7 x 7.9 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-96-50/1707; O.9./S/B
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