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Object Number 44-41-60/8854
Display Title Quartzite cleaver Late Acheulean
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, cleaver, oval, thick butted, rounded tip, brown
Classification
  • Cleaver
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms Madras Nellore rd., a series of shallow streams crossed by the
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 12.9 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm (5 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-41-60/8854; R-3

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