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Object Number 47-60-60/9902
Display Title Flat quartzite hand axe with butt broken
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, handaxe, roughly ovate, butt broken
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Gujarat
Intrasite Alluvium
Additional Geographic Terms Sundarpur; Pedhamli
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 14.8 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm (5 13/16 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-60-60/9902; 73; P/18-12/ 30' below allu/ 6' above hard conglo

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