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Object Number
33-86-60/428
Display Title
Flint blades with bulb of percussion
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, flint, blades, prismatic blades, with bulb of percussion, with cortex, some with serrations
Classification
- Prismatic blade
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Palestine
Intrasite
Level B
Additional Geographic Terms
Mugharet-es-Tabun; Wady Mugharet; Athlit, near
Materials
Flint
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 12 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm (4 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
33-86-60/428; T.Ter.B.; T.B.
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