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Object Number 58-61-60/11970
Display Title Large quartzite leaf-shaped unifacially percussion worked "pointe a face plane"
Descriptions
Object Description Large quartzite leaf-shaped unifacially percussion worked "pointe a face plane" with slgith retouch on bulbar tip
Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile point, leaf-shaped, unifacially flaked
Classification
  • Leaf-shaped Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia
Intrasite Lat. 18 degrees 48' N, Long. 46 degrees 18 ' E
Additional Geographic Terms Rub' al Khali; Sharorah, at; Yement and Hadramut, near border of
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 3.7 x 1 cm (2 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-61-60/11970

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