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Object Number
34-102-60/720
Display Title
1 stone mortar (12.5 cm. diam.); 1 sepherical pestle of flint
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Rounded stone mortar with circular depression in center; and round stone with battered edges (grinding stone, or hammer stone?)
Classification
- Ground Stone
- Mortar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Natufian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Israel
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<County>
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<City>
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Mugharet et Tabun
Intrasite
Level WB 1
Additional Geographic Terms
Athlit, near
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.6 × 12.8 × 8.2 cm (5 3/8 × 5 1/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
34-102-60/720; 437
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