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Object Number
65-20-50/11131
Display Title
8 cleaver-type hand axes of flint
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, oblique blades, patinated, with cortex
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lower Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Mali
Additional Geographic Terms
Lagreich; Taguelalt, near the well; Tilemsi, South bank of a tributary of the
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 8.9 x 6.6 cm (7 5/16 x 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
65-20-50/11131
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