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Object Number
36-1-50/1862
Display Title
2 quartzite fist axes - one is type of La Micoque; note sand blasting
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone hand axe
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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French West Africa
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Sud Ounan
Africa / Mali
Africa / Mali
Additional Geographic Terms
Taoudeni and Araouan, between; Timbuctoo, region of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.2 × 7.6 × 3.1 cm (5 3/16 × 3 × 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
36-1-50/1862; 30.61.2116
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