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Object Number
52-9-40/6520
Display Title
Pebble-Magdelenian compressor-retoucher & polisher-used like thimble in weaving?
Descriptions
Object Description
Pebble-Magdelenian compressor-retoucher & polisher-used like thimble in weaving? (Peyrony)
Inventory Description
Stone, ground stone compressor- retoucher, polisher, pebble, broken end
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
/
Dordogne
/
<County>
/
Tursac
/
La Madeleine
Additional Geographic Terms
Dordogne
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 x 9.8 x 4.1 cm (5/8 x 3 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
52-9-40/6520; LM
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-100-40/1682 | Articulating end of a large leg bone used as a compressor |
Faunal Remain
|
Dordogne
| |
| 41-51-50/5560 | Elongated pebble used as a polisher |
Polishing stone
|
Tangier
| |
| 35-32-40/1799 | Bone compressor |
Utilized bone
Tool |
Dordogne
| |
| 34-93-40/1456 | Quartzite pebble - polisher ? |
Ground Stone
Raw Material |
Homolka
| |
| 35-32-40/1841 | 6 bone compressors |
Utilized bone
|
France
| |
| 61-30-60/11850 | Pebble polisher |
Polishing stone
|
Hong Kong
| |
| 34-100-40/1680 | Bone compressor |
Utilized bone
|
Dordogne
| |
| 04-19-70/63228 | Baby's head compressor |
Headband
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 35-32-40/1816 | Bone compressor (burnt) |
Utilized bone
|
Dordogne
| |
| 34-100-40/1681 | Bone compressor |
Fragment
|
Dordogne
| |
| 34-100-40/1679 | 2 bone compressors |
Faunal Remain
|
Dordogne
| |
| 34-93-40/1511 | Bone implement, possibly weaving shuttle or polisher |
Raw Material
Shaft, modified |
Homolka
|