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Object Number 65-20-50/11133
Display Title 5 pointed flint choppers made on large flakes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone edged tools, choppers, roughly ovate, patinated
Classification
  • Chopper
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: 17.5 x 8.4 x 4.3 cm (6 7/8 x 3 5/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 65-20-50/11133; LAGREICH/MALI/1964

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