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Object Number
33-86-60/437
Display Title
Flint fist axes and biface
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, flint, hand axes, biface, signs of thermal fracturing, cracks with signs of repair, with cortex
Classification
- Axe
- Biface
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Palestine
Intrasite
Level Ea
Additional Geographic Terms
Mugharet-es-Tabun; Wady Mugharet; Athlit, near
Materials
Flint
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 16 × 8.6 × 3.2 cm (6 5/16 × 3 3/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
33-86-60/437; T.Ter.Ea
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-136-60/838 | Flint fist axes |
Axe
|
Palestine
| |
| 2019.1.29 | Flint choppers, hand axes, scrapers, and edged tools |
Chopper
Biface Axe Edged Tools Scraper |
Palestine
| |
| 2019.1.16 | Flint axes, bifaces, and edged tools |
Edged Tools
Flake Axe Biface |
Palestine
| |
| 34-136-60/817 | Flint hand axes and bifaces |
Biface
Axe |
Palestine
| |
| 34-102-60/683 | Flint fist axes |
Axe
|
Palestine
| |
| 2019.1.41 | Flint bifaces and hand axes |
Biface
Axe |
Palestine
| |
| 34-102-60/684 | Flint fist axe showing effect of thermal fracture |
Axe
|
Palestine
| |
| 33-86-60/413 | Flint hand axes |
Axe
|
Palestine
| |
| 34-166-60/594 | Flint bifaces |
Axe
Biface |
Palestine
| |
| 2019.1.35 | Flint axes, scrapers, edged tools, bifaces, flakes, and cores |
Axe
Flake Scraper Adze Core Edged Tools |
Palestine
| |
| 34-166-60/624 | Flint hand axes |
Axe
|
Palestine
| |
| 2019.1.30 | Flint core, fist axes, points, blades, graver, chopper, scrapers, and retouched flakes |
Chopper
Axe Blade Prismatic blade Flake Scraper Core Perforator |
Palestine
|