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Object Number
50-62-40/6958
Display Title
5 crude pointed stone handaxes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, crude handaxes, roughly ovate, with 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: 18 x 11.7 x 2.4 cm (7 1/16 x 4 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
50-62-40/6958
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