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Object Number
44-41-60/8873
Display Title
Quartzite late Acheulian hand axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone bifaces, handaxes, 1 ovate - thick butted, 1 triangular - thin but
Classification
- Axe
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Tamil Nadu
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms
Madras trunk rd. near mile 151/3-5, On the
Materials
Quartzite
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 6 x 3.6 cm (5 1/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
44-41-60/8873; 30-49; 30-50
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44-41-60/8874 | Two Quartzite hand axes, Late Acheulian types |
Raw Material
Axe |
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8820 | Quartzite Abbevilio Acheulian hand-axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8823 | Quartzite large late Acheulian type ovate hand axe |
Raw Material
Axe |
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8848 | Quartzite Abbevillo Acheulian hand axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8819 | Quartzite unfinished hand axe of Abbevilio Acheulian type |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8835 | Quartzite Acheulian hand axe |
Raw Material
Axe |
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8837 | Quartzite Acheulian hand axe |
Axe
Raw Material |
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8834 | Quartzite small hand axe Acheulian type |
Axe
Raw Material |
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8852 | Quartzite hand axe. Late Abbevillian type |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 39-70-60/6135 | 3 Crude quartzite , much-rolled, pebble-butted hand axes |
Axe
|
Attrampakkam Nullah
| |
| 40-48-60/7178 | 2 quartzite hand axes |
Raw Material
Axe |
Chauntra, Site P. 16
| |
| 44-41-60/8824 | Quartzite Abbevillian type hand axes (heavily rolled) |
Axe
|
Nellore
|