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Heavy, crudely worked fist axe with cortex adhering to butt - metamorphic quartz
Heavy, crudely worked fist axe with cortex adhering to butt - metamorphic quartz
Object Number 36-96-50/2250
Display Title Heavy, crudely worked fist axe with cortex adhering to butt - metamorphic quartz
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, large, crude, roughly ovate, black
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chellean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / <State> / <County> / <City> / Kisegi
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Western; Albertine Rift
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 10 x 7.2 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-96-50/2250; Ki./S/III.b.

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