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Object Number 53-48-40/7428
Display Title 17 flint obliquely truncated blades, some with heavy marginal retouch
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone blades, angled points, some prismatic, wide, var colors
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France / Dordogne / <County> / Les Eyzies / Abri Pataud
Intrasite Trench I-Gravel
Additional Geographic Terms Dordogne
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 2.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 cm (1 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 16
Label on object 53-48-40/7428; 40/7428; AP/A-8/9b; AP/B-8/9a; AP/B-8/9c; AP/B-8/9d; AP/B-8/9e; A

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