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Object Number 65-20-50/11137
Display Title 9 lanceolate flint hand-axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axes, ovate, 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 x 10.5 x 5.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 9
Label on object 65-20-50/11137; LAGREICH/MALI/1964

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