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Image Not Available for 8 small tortoise leg bones and shell fragments
8 small tortoise leg bones and shell fragments
Image Not Available for 8 small tortoise leg bones and shell fragments
Object Number 39-69-50/5382
Display Title 8 small tortoise leg bones and shell fragments
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco / Tangier
Intrasite Black
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet el Aliya

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