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Object Number 39-69-50/4916
Display Title 9 bifacially flaked hand axes - stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, ovate, oval, crude, red-brown
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco
Additional Geographic Terms El Hank
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 10 x 5.7 cm (3 3/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 9
Label on object 39-69-50/4916

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