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Object Number
44-41-60/8881
Display Title
Quartz elongated Acheulean type hand axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, handaxe, oval, elongated, rounded butt and tip
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Tamil Nadu
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms
Singarayakonda; Kandukur, Gullies north of road to
Materials
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 x 5 x 2.9 cm (4 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
44-41-60/8881; 60-15
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44-41-60/8792 | Quartzite elongated Hand-axe. Late Acheulean type |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8885 | One small quartz oval hand axe evoved Acheulean type |
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
| |
| 36-96-50/2264 | Butt end of an elongated bifacial Acheulean fist axe (quartzite) |
Axe
|
Younger Rubbles
| |
| 44-41-60/8859 | Quartzite small hand axes Acheulean type |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8855 | Quartzite hand axe, advanced Acheulean |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8866 | Quartzite Acheulean hand axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8791 | Quartzite Acheulean hand axe |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8817 | Quartzite acheulean hand axes |
Axe
|
Nellore
| |
| 44-41-60/8892 | One quartzite pointed hand axe made on a pebble, Late Acheulean |
Raw Material
Axe |
Nellore
| |
| 49-60-50/8753 | Flint hand-axes of Acheulean type (5) |
Axe
|
Tunisia
|