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Flint tranchet
Object Number 36-50-40/3610
Display Title Flint tranchet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, debris, rectangular, worked on end to a flat point
Classification
  • Chipping debris
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Intrasite Lower Level (couche inferieure)
Additional Geographic Terms Dordogne; Station of Sandougne; Tabaterie; Commune; La Gonterie
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm (1 9/16 × 7/8 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-50-40/3610; C.I

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