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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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