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Object Number 974-60-50/11783
Display Title 6 blades and scrapers. Cherts and limestone (?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone, edged tools, scrapers, 2 beaked tools
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Paleolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms West Central Sahara, Tenere region of the; Adrar Bous
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.1 x 6.8 x 2.3 cm (4 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 974-60-50/11783

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Senegal
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Edged Tools
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Tit Mellil
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