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Object Number 58-50-60/11343
Display Title 3 large, flat, unworked quartzite spalls - percussion-struck
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone fragments, broad, with cortex
Classification
  • Chipped Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Rub' al Khali
Intrasite Lat. 17 degrees N., Long. 47 degrees E.
Additional Geographic Terms Yemen and Hadramut, near border of
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 8.2 x 1.7 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 58-50-60/11343

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