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Object Number
39-70-60/6256
Display Title
25 soil samples - 21 laterite pebbles from stream banks (brown); 3 and fragments
Descriptions
Object Description
25 soil samples - 21 laterite pebbles from stream banks (brown); 3 and fragments of weathered bedrock in stream bed (white)
Inventory Description
Raw material, soil samples, miscellaneous
Classification
- Soil Sample
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Pleistocene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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India
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Tamil Nadu
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<County>
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<City>
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Nellore
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Madras Presidency: Nellore District: Nellore Taluk, 3 mi. southwest of
Materials
Soil
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm (1 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
25
Label on object
39-70-60/6256; 19
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