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15 small quartz cores
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Object Number 39-103-60/6589
Display Title 15 small quartz cores
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone cores, small, roughly discoidal, some with cortex, clear and white
Classification
  • Core
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mesolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Sri Lanka / Uva / Badulla / Bandarawela
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Ceylon, Southeast; Uva Province
Materials Quartz
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 15
Label on object 39-103-60/6589

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