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Object Number
47-60-60/9893
Display Title
Small irregularly U-shaped quartzite cleaver
Descriptions
Object Description
Small irregularly U-shaped quartzite cleaver, straight edge on steeply sloping sides, roughly flaked except at edge, leaving cotex on the butt
Inventory Description
Chipped stone edged tool, cleaver, thick butted, straight cutting edge, U-shaped
Classification
- Cleaver
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lower Paleolithic
- Late Madrasian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Gujarat
Additional Geographic Terms
Sundarpur; Pedhamli opposite temple
Materials
Quartzite
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 x 7.8 x 3.9 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-60-60/9893; P/19-12/The hard conflo; 147
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