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Object Number 47-60-60/9889
Display Title Oval quartzite single-sided chopped showing use
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, chopper, oval, worked
Classification
  • Chopper
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Soan
  • Lower Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Gujarat
Intrasite Weathered gravel surface, river bed
Additional Geographic Terms Sundarpur; Dharoi
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 14.1 x 8.4 x 3.9 cm (5 9/16 x 3 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-60-60/9889; 168; Dhr./Weathered Gravel/surface river bed/15-2-47

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