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Image Not Available for 14 tiny quartz microlithic blades
14 tiny quartz microlithic blades
Image Not Available for 14 tiny quartz microlithic blades
Object Number 39-103-60/6582
Display Title 14 tiny quartz microlithic blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone blades, microliths. leaf-shaped and triangular, clear and white
Classification
  • Blade
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: 1.9 x 1 x 0.4 cm (3/4 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 13
Label on object 39-103-60/6582

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