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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44-41-60/8892 | One quartzite pointed hand axe made on a pebble, Late Acheulean |
Raw Material
Axe |
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8875 | One quartzite and 1 quartz diminutive hand axes (Late Acheulean) |
Raw Material
Axe |
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8870 | Quartzite small Acheulean type hand axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8866 | Quartzite Acheulean hand axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8791 | Quartzite Acheulean hand axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8881 | Quartz elongated Acheulean type hand axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8855 | Quartzite hand axe, advanced Acheulean |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8859 | Quartzite small hand axes Acheulean type |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8817 | Quartzite acheulean hand axes |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8852 | Quartzite hand axe. Late Abbevillian type |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8876 | Quartzite pointed end (broken) of an Acheulean hand axe |
Axe
Raw Material |
Nellore
| |
| 36-96-50/2264 | Butt end of an elongated bifacial Acheulean fist axe (quartzite) |
Axe
|
Younger Rubbles
|