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Object Number
44-41-60/8793
Display Title
Quartzite Abbevilio Acheulaean hand axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, 1 ovate, 1 irregularly shaped, thick butted
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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India
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Tamil Nadu
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms
About half way between the third and fourth milestones on the N
Materials
Quartzite
Dimensions
Overall: 13.3 x 8.8 x 3.7 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
44-41-60/8793; A4; A12
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