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Object Number
47-60-60/9896
Display Title
Broad U-shaped quartzite cleaver-on-flake (?) comparatively thin;
Descriptions
Object Description
Broad U-shaped quartzite cleaver-on-flake (?) comparatively thin; fully & neatly flaked on both faces partly by "step" technique; edge oblique, its protruding part at one end broken;
Inventory Description
Chipped stone edged tool, cleaver, biface, U-shaped, angled blade
Classification
- Cleaver
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Madrasian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Mumbai
Intrasite
17-12.3 feet in gravel
Additional Geographic Terms
Sundarour; Pedhamli
Materials
Quartzite
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 9.5 x 3.3 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-60-60/9896; 58; Pt/ 17-12/ 3 feet in ground
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