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Object Number 44-41-60/8851
Display Title Quartzite hand axes made on pebbles Abbevillian type
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone bifaces, handaxes, ovate, made on pebbles
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms Nellore; Madras Nellore rd. at mile 72, a series of shallow streams crossed by
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 10.5 x 5.8 cm (5 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 44-41-60/8851; R1-7; R1-11

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