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Object Number 60-14-50/10567
Display Title Quartzite flake blade showing signs of utilization - 4 1/2"
Descriptions
Object Description Quartzite flake blade showing signs of utilization - 4 1/2"
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone blade, used, roughly triangular, curved, lichen covered
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Upper Lupemban
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Surface Site
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, central: Republic of Congo; Mutadi-Thysville, near; Congo, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm (2 1/16 x 5 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-14-50/10567

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