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Object Number 34-102-60/695
Display Title Flint fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, flint, hand axe, triangular, with cortex
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Acheulean
  • Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Palestine
Intrasite Level Ec terrace
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet et-Tabun; Athlit, near
Materials Flint
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 × 4.8 × 2.4 cm (3 1/4 × 1 7/8 × 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-102-60/695; 501; T.Ter.Fc

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