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Object Number 65-20-50/11139
Display Title 3 limande-shaped flint handaxes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axes, ovate, oval, 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: 14.1 x 9.3 x 4.5 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 65-20-50/11,139

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