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Object Number
53-45-60/10655
Display Title
Chipped and unpolished stone plane or adze with pronounced keel
Descriptions
Object Description
Chipped and unpolished stone plane or adze with pronounced keel (note triangular section)
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, adze or plane, ovate, keel-shaped, triangular section
Classification
- Raw Material
- Adze
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic: Tihunian II?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Israel
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Tell Fara
Additional Geographic Terms
Tell Fara, within a 5 mile radius of; Khan Yundis, near; Gaza, vicinity of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.9 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm (4 5/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53-45-60/10655
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