Pieces of obsidian, flakes, broken knives and arrows

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Object Number 92-49-20/C387

Display Title Pieces of obsidian, flakes, broken knives and arrows

Descriptions

Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tools, obsidian, some prismatic blades, broken knives and projectile points

Classification

Edged Tools

Department Archaeological

Culture

Maya

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Central America / Honduras / Copan / <County> / Copan / Copan

Intrasite General diggings, Mound 32.

Materials Obsidian

Dimensions Overall (Measurement of one): 4 × 1.5 × 0.4 cm (1 9/16 × 9/16 × 3/16 in.)

Quantity 13

Label on object C387; 1

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	11-6-20/C5724	Obsidian knives or flakes	Prismatic blade	Holmul
Image Not Available for Obsidian flake knives, broken	92-49-20/C365	Obsidian flake knives, broken	Prismatic blade	Copan
	12-10-40/E2124	Obsidian flake knives	Prismatic blade	Greece
Image Not Available for Obsidian knives, broken, 2 chips	92-49-20/C399	Obsidian knives, broken, 2 chips	Prismatic blade	Copan
	15-73-20/C7377	Obsidian knives	Prismatic blade	Belize
Image Not Available for Broken obsidian knives	91-8-20/C2055	Broken obsidian knives	Prismatic blade	Cave of Loltun
Image Not Available for Obsidian flake knives	92-49-20/C364	Obsidian flake knives	Prismatic blade	Copan
Image Not Available for Obsidian flaked knives	97-44-20/C1886	Obsidian flaked knives	Edged Tools	Excavations 2, 3, 4
	12-10-40/E2117	Obsidian knives, curved	Edged Tools	Greece
Image Not Available for Obsidian knives (broken)	19-35-20/C8556	Obsidian knives (broken)	Blade	Copan
Image Not Available for Obsidian knives and flake	92-49-20/C172	Obsidian knives and flake	Blade	Copan
Image Not Available for 38 large obsidian flake implements - showing signs of use, probably as knives an	34-103-50/314	38 large obsidian flake implements - showing signs of use, probably as knives an	Chipping debris	Ethiopia

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