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Object Number
50-42-60/10551
Display Title
2 flint handaxes, pear-shaped
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, ovate, 1 end rounded other pointed, rough
Classification
- Raw Material
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Iraq
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Barda Balka
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Chemchemal, East of; Kirkuk Liwa
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.4 x 8.2 x 4.7 cm (5 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
PM 50-42-60/10551
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