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Object Number
36-1-50/1861
Display Title
Quartzite fist axe-much weathered; note sand blasting (Galet Latande)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone hand axe
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
French West Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Mali; Taoudeni and Araouan, between; Timbuctoo, region of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.7 × 6.2 × 2.6 cm (5 13/16 × 2 7/16 × 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-1-50/1861; 30.61.2115
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