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Object Number
36-96-50/2290
Display Title
Quartzite cleaver, made on a large thick flake, chipped on one face only
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone edged tool, cleaver, angled butt thin straight blade leaching iron
Classification
- Cleaver
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Levalloisian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Uganda
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Western Province
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<City>
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Nsongezi
Intrasite
M Horizon
Additional Geographic Terms
Kagera Valley; Nsongezi, near; Kagera River; Tanganyika border, near the
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 12.6 x 4.5 cm (8 11/16 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-96-50/2290; O.6.M
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