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Image Not Available for Bifacial point; quartzite.
Bifacial point; quartzite.
Image Not Available for Bifacial point; quartzite.
Object Number 982-10-60/13591
Display Title Bifacial point; quartzite.
Descriptions
Object Description Crude, long, bifacial point; quartzite.
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, ovate, black, pointed ends, crudely chipped
Classification
  • Ovate biface
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Rub'al'Khali, NW of: esh shuggan; 20-21 degrees N and 46-48 degrees W
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm (3 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 982-10-60/13591;

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Bifacial point; quartzite.
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