2 worked quartzite points, made from flakes

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Object Number 39-70-60/6156

Display Title 2 worked quartzite points, made from flakes

Descriptions

Inventory Description Chipped stone projectile points, roughly triangular, bifaces, made on flakes

Classification

Triangular Projectile Point

Department Archaeological

Culture

Madrasian

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Attrampakkam Nullah

Intrasite Surface

Additional Geographic Terms Madras Presidency; Chingleput District, Tiruvallar Taluk

Materials Quartzite

Dimensions Overall: 9 x 4.7 x 3 cm (3 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)

Quantity 2

Label on object 39-70-60/6156; 16

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
Image Not Available for 6 broad, triangular, percussion flaked, bifacial points on flakes	57-37-60/11165	6 broad, triangular, percussion flaked, bifacial points on flakes	Triangular Projectile Point	Rub' al Khali
	40-48-60/7199	5 quartzite flakes of Levallois type	Triangular Projectile Point Raw Material	Khasala Kalan, Site P. 6
	53-19-60/10271	2 small/medium-sized quartzite hand axes of roughly oval or sub-triangular, made	Axe Raw Material	Nuaberi
	53-19-60/10263	2 large quartzite side scrapers or small choppers made on flakes	Scraper Raw Material	Kalabaria
	36-1-50/1891	4 typical triangular flint points made on Levallois flakes	Triangular Projectile Point	Bir el Ater
	54-35-50/10045	2 medium-sized stone cleavers made on flakes (quartzite) - butt thinned by retou	Cleaver	Algeria
	39-70-60/6152	2 large quartzite flakes, worked; used as scrapers?	Scraper	Attrampakkam Nullah
	57-4-60/11007	2 CASTS of large triangular points made on Levallois flakes	Cast Raw Material	Cave of Jerf Ajla
Image Not Available for Chipped stone triangular projectile points and worked flakes, chert.	84-68-10/35485	Chipped stone triangular projectile points and worked flakes, chert.	Triangular Projectile Point	Madisonville
Image Not Available for 2 miscellaneous worked quartzite flakes	39-70-60/6155	2 miscellaneous worked quartzite flakes	Flake	Attrampakkam Nullah
	999-22-10/77677	Organic, worked animal bone, metapodial fragment, possible scraper or beamer; worked animal bone awl fragment; animal bones and fragments; animal tooth; worked antler fragment, hollowed; gastropod shells; bivalve shell fragment; worked bivalve shell fragments, two perforated; burned corn kernals; chipped stone, flakes; biface fragments; projectile points, triangular; projectile point, leaf-shaped; projectile point, lanceolate; scraper	Utilized Antler Leaf-shaped Projectile Point Triangular Projectile Point Lanceolate Projectile Point Flake Biface Scraper Utilized Shell Corn Charred Floral Remain Faunal Remain Utilized bone Faunal Remain Perforator	Hahn's Field
Image Not Available for 2 CASTS of triangular points made on Levallois flakes, with no retouch	57-4-60/11028	2 CASTS of triangular points made on Levallois flakes, with no retouch	Cast	Cave of Jerf Ajla

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