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Object Number 977-63-60/13417
Display Title Basalt hand axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basalt, hand axe, with cortex
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Date 250,000 B.C.
Culture
  • Lower Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Israel
Additional Geographic Terms Huleh Valley
Materials Basalt
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 × 9.5 × 3.5 cm (5 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 977-63-60/13417

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