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Image Not Available for 4 flint small blade core fragments: Used as bruins or scrapers?
4 flint small blade core fragments: Used as bruins or scrapers?
Image Not Available for 4 flint small blade core fragments: Used as bruins or scrapers?
Object Number 52-7-40/6464
Display Title 4 flint small blade core fragments: Used as bruins or scrapers?
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone core fragments, polyhedral, pink stone, with cortex
Classification
  • Polyhedral core
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Upper Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Russia / Caucasus / <County> / <City> / Virchow's Cave
Intrasite Red layer (Rote Schicht-R.S.)
Additional Geographic Terms Mekamet, near; Kurtais Region
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm (1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 52-7-40/6464; R.

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