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Object Number
39-70-60/6267
Display Title
Small quartzite hand axe, with flat butt
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, handaxe, small, roughly chipped, blunted butt
Classification
- Axe
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Madrasian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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India
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Tamil Nadu
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Madras Presidency; Nellore District, Nellore;Kaluvaya Road, Ford at 32 mi.
Materials
Quartzite
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 5.6 x 3.1 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-70-60/6267; 19; F20
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