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Object Number 57-37-60/11162
Display Title 18 large percussion-worked, leaf-shaped, bifacial points
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile points, ovate and leaf-shaped, bifacially worked
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Rub' al Khali
Intrasite Lat. 18 degrees 16' N., Long. 47 degrees 04' E. St. 13
Additional Geographic Terms Yemen and Hadramut, near border of
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 3 x 1 cm (3 1/4 x 1 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 18
Label on object 57-37-60/11162

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