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Object Number 44-41-60/8792
Display Title Quartzite elongated Hand-axe. Late Acheulean type
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, handaxe, ovate, thick rounded butt, pointed tip
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms About half way between the third and fourth milestones on the N
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 9.4 x 3.9 cm (7 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-41-60/8792; A1

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