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Object Number 39-70-60/6352
Display Title 3 worked basalt fragments - broken or doubtful
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tools, miscellaneous, discoidal and ovate6.9
Classification
  • Edged Tools
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Fort Hill
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Madras Presidency; Bellary District
Materials Basalt
Dimensions Overall: 6.9 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 39-70-60/6352

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Image Not Available for Broken fragment - butt of narrow basalt celt - more probably chisel blade end
39-70-60/6292 Broken fragment - butt of narrow basalt celt - more probably chisel blade end
Edged Tools
Kapgal Hill
2 basalt celt blanks, unfinished; one broken
39-70-60/6318 2 basalt celt blanks, unfinished; one broken
Raw Material
Edged Tools
North Hill
Face Hill
2 curved basalt implements, chipped, unsmoothed. Sickle? or scraper?
39-70-60/6294 2 curved basalt implements, chipped, unsmoothed. Sickle? or scraper?
Edged Tools
Kapgal Hill
Image Not Available for 3 broken butt-ends, probably of basalt cores, chipped & pecked
39-70-60/6346 3 broken butt-ends, probably of basalt cores, chipped & pecked
Axe
Fort Hill
Image Not Available for 7 broken blades (3 with retouched corner, 2 doubtful)
58-57-10/37112 7 broken blades (3 with retouched corner, 2 doubtful)
Site 9; North Point Site
Image Not Available for 2 worked piece of basalt of indefinite nature
39-70-60/6305 2 worked piece of basalt of indefinite nature
Biface
Kapgal Hill
6 basalt side choppers or scrapers
39-70-60/6293 6 basalt side choppers or scrapers
Scraper
Kapgal Hill
Broken core tool of basalt
66-15-50/10884 Broken core tool of basalt
Edged Tools
Kenya
Small, possibly broken basalt borer?
39-70-60/6296 Small, possibly broken basalt borer?
Perforator
Kapgal Hill
Image Not Available for Large, rolled crudely worked quartzite core - human origin doubtful
36-96-50/2262 Large, rolled crudely worked quartzite core - human origin doubtful
Polyhedral core
Older Rubbles
2 crude basalt chopper types
39-70-60/6347 2 crude basalt chopper types
Chopper
Fort Hill
Basalt knives
15-64-50/B1467 Basalt knives
Edged Tools
Guanche remains