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Object Number 57-37-60/11173
Display Title 13 large bifacial percussion-worked leaf-shaped points (6 flint, 1 quartzite)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile points, leaf-shaped
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Leaf-shaped Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Rub' al Khali
Intrasite Lat. 17 degrees 30' N., Long. 46 degrees 10' E. Sharaura
Additional Geographic Terms Yemen and Hadramut, near border of
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 3.7 x 1.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 13
Label on object 57-37-60/11173

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