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Object Number
50-62-40/6956
Display Title
3 large crude stone handaxes or choppers
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, crude hand axes or choppers, heavy, vug, w/ cortex
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lower Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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Spain
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Villaverde
Intrasite
Depth of 10-12 m.; gravels of the middle Tirreniense terrace
Additional Geographic Terms
Manzanares River, Right bank of the
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 11 x 5.5 cm (7 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
50-62-40/6956
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