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Object Number 37-100-40/4131
Display Title 2 flint flakes showing wave action
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone bifaces, 1 ovate, 1 curved blade, brown, chipped
Classification
  • Ovate biface
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms Somme; Abbeville
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 3.2 x 1.4 cm (3 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-100-40/4131; Abbeville/Wave Action & Frost; W. A. & F./Kelly

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