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Object Number
36-1-50/1860
Display Title
3 quartzite fist axes (1 broken)- heavily weathered; note sand blasting
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, ovate, heavily weathered, broken
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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French West Africa
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Sud Ounan
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.6 x 8 x 3.8 cm (4 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
36-1-50/1860; Sud Ounan; K. 47P; 33.19.32; 33.19.37; K. 474; K. 476; 33.19.35
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