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Small, egg-shaped, unworked flint nodule
Small, egg-shaped, unworked flint nodule
Object Number 34-166-60/615
Display Title Small, egg-shaped, unworked flint nodule
Descriptions
Inventory Description Smooth hammer stone
Classification
  • Hammer Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mousterian
  • Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Palestine
Intrasite Level Ec
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet-et-Tabun; Athlit, near
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 × 6.6 × 5.9 cm (3 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-166-60/615; Z; T.Ec 12.

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