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Object Number
52-9-40/6468
Display Title
Chipped stone burins and scrapers
Descriptions
Object Description
2 flint combination burin (A1) end scrapers. Example from Laugerie Haute shows hard use at burin end
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, edged tools, scraper / burin, worked on all edged, symmetrical
Classification
- Scraper
- Burin
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Additional Geographic Terms
Dordogne; Various sites near Les Eyzies
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 5.3 × 2.9 × 0.8 cm (2 1/16 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
52-9-40/6468; A1; Fa.; L.H.F.; Hand use; 2#
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