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Object Number 58-61-60/11983
Display Title 10 tips of large stone bifacial percussion worked points - 4 flint, 6 quartzite
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile point fragments, triangular, bifacially flaked
Classification
  • Triangular 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: 4.5 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm (1 3/4 x 7/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 10
Label on object 58-61-60/11983

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