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Object Number 975-18-50/11850
Display Title Stone artifact, deep grey green chert or flint? Bifacial flaking, slightly conv
Descriptions
Object Description Stone artifact, deep grey green chert or flint? Bifacial flaking, slightly convex. Slightly tapered base
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone, biface, ovate, dark green
Classification
  • Biface
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria / <State> / <County> / <City> / Adrar Bous
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara, South Central; Tenere district
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 4.4 x 1.5 cm (2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-18-50/11850

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Stone artifact, green grey chert or flint?  One surface slightly convex, also fl
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Uniface
Adrar Bous
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Los Guanacos
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975-18-50/11851 Oval shaped stone artifact, lustrous green gray chert or flint. One surface fla
Uniface
Adrar Bous
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Core
Los Muertos
Piece of flaked chert, worn.  Chert, dark grey-green.
974-60-50/11779 Piece of flaked chert, worn. Chert, dark grey-green.
Biface
Algeria
Image Not Available for Nodule, possible core, bifacial flaking of one "platform", some cortex remains;
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Core
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Core; half of cobble removed by flaking. bifacial flaking off one major platform
46-73-10/53791 Core; half of cobble removed by flaking. bifacial flaking off one major platform
Core
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Abrading stone. irregular slab. periphery flaked, slightly smoothed. 1 face conv
46-73-10/54117 Abrading stone. irregular slab. periphery flaked, slightly smoothed. 1 face conv
Abrading Stone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Chert microlithic drill; triangular with elongated point, one side is slightly i
47-60-60/9918 Chert microlithic drill; triangular with elongated point, one side is slightly i
Drill
Langhnaj
Image Not Available for Ovoid flake; bifacial flaking on laterals; unifacial retouch on distal edge; fla
46-73-10/53624 Ovoid flake; bifacial flaking on laterals; unifacial retouch on distal edge; fla
Scraper
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Pecked discoidal implement; flat; periphery partly removed by bifacial flaking;
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Pounding Stone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Retouched utilized lunate flake; 1 corner borken off; bifacial flaking on distal
46-73-10/53558 Retouched utilized lunate flake; 1 corner borken off; bifacial flaking on distal
Scraper
Los Muertos