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3 large flint flakes
Image Not Available for 3 large flint flakes
Object Number 37-100-40/4096
Display Title 3 large flint flakes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone chipping debris, primary flakes, brown, rect, ovate, large
Classification
  • Primary Flake
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Paleolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Intrasite Surface - Gravel pit called La Haye Descartes
Additional Geographic Terms Indre-et-Loire-Grand Pressigny
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 15.4 x 12.7 x 5.7 cm (6 1/16 x 5 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 37-100-40/4096; Gr. Press./Pit near Acilly?; L.H.D./7/13/37; PRESSIGNY; Descarte

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