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Small triangular quartzite fist axe - made on a flake
Small triangular quartzite fist axe - made on a flake
Object Number 35-117-60/2636
Display Title Small triangular quartzite fist axe - made on a flake
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, handaxe, ovate, pointed broken tip, thin rounded butt
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Acheulean
  • Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India
Additional Geographic Terms Madras-Penaar Valley
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 x 7.5 x 1.7 cm (4 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-117-60/2636; Palaeolithic / Penaar Valley, India/Madras/H.W. Seton-Karr

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