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Object Number
57-31-60/10781
Display Title
Flint hand axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, flint, hand axe, large at the bottom and worked to a fine point, cortex at bottom
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Israel
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Intrasite
Level F
Additional Geographic Terms
Palestine: Wady el Mugur; Mount Camel
Materials
Flint
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 11 × 6.4 × 3.7 cm (4 5/16 × 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
57-31-60/10781; F.20; F.21.
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| 57-31-60/10747 | Flint hand axes of various sizes |
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| 57-31-60/10779 | Flint ovate hand axes |
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| 57-31-60/10748 | Flint bifaces and hand axes |
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| 57-31-60/10752 | Ovate hand axes with cortex |
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| 57-31-60/10749 | Hand axes of various sizes |
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for Ovate quartzite hand axe, point broken; wavy edge, large flake scars, edged flak
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