Broad oval quartzite hand axe, made of a flake

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Object Number 39-70-60/6264

Display Title Broad oval quartzite hand axe, made of a flake

Descriptions

Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, handaxe, roughly triangular, brad, thin, small, brown

Classification

Raw Material
Axe

Department Archaeological

Culture

Madrasian

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Surface

Additional Geographic Terms Madras Presidency; Nellore District; Nellore;Kaluvaya Road; Ford at 23 mi., 6 fu

Materials Quartzite

Dimensions Overall: 9 x 8.1 x 3 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 39-70-60/6264; 19; G14

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53-19-60/10271	2 small/medium-sized quartzite hand axes of roughly oval or sub-triangular, made	Axe Raw Material	Nuaberi
39-70-60/6173	Broad, oval, pebble-butted quartzite hand axe	Axe	Nambakkam
39-70-60/6142	Discoidal quartzite hand axe made on large flake	Axe	Attrampakkam Nullah
44-41-60/8797	Quartzite flat, oval hand axe made on a pebble	Axe	Nellore
39-70-60/6177	Well-worked quartzite hand axe made on small flake	Axe	Nambakkam
53-19-60/10270	3 medium-sized quartzite hand axes, roughly oval to sub-triangular on form and w	Raw Material Axe	Nuaberi
53-19-60/10268	Large-sized quartzite hand axe roughly oval in form, well trimmed butt, with poi	Axe Raw Material	Nuaberi
39-70-60/6164	Small, crude, irregular, quartzite hand axe made from flake	Axe	Attrampakkam Nullah
53-19-60/10239	Small quartzite oval hand axe	Axe Raw Material	Kuliana
53-19-60/10267	2 large-sized quartzite hand axes, roughly oval in form and with pebble butt	Axe Raw Material	Nuaberi
53-19-60/10252	3 medium-sized quartzite hand axes roughly oval in form with well trimmed butts	Axe Raw Material	Kalabaria
53-19-60/10250	Large quartzite hand axe roughly oval in form with trimmed butt	Axe Raw Material	Kalabaria

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