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Object Number 58-61-60/11980
Display Title 15 stone points, fragmentary, barbed and stemmed, pressure worked - 13 flint, 2
Descriptions
Object Description 15 stone points, fragmentary, barbed and stemmed, pressure worked - 13 flint, 2 quartzite
Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile points, stemmed, triangular blades, broken
Classification
  • Stemmed 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: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 16
Label on object 58-61-60/11980

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