Axes & "wedges" more or less imperfect

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Object Number 68-23-40/4280

Display Title Axes & "wedges" more or less imperfect

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ground stone axes, flared blade, edges rechipped, polished, broken

Classification

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Europe / Denmark

Additional Geographic Terms Island of Fyen, Mostly from

Materials Stone

Dimensions Overall: 13.9 x 6.8 x 3.6 cm (5 1/2 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.)

Quantity 6

Label on object 4280

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	68-23-40/4280.2	Axes & "wedges" more or less imperfect	Axe Raw Material	Denmark
	68-23-40/4280.1	Axes & "wedges" more or less imperfect	Gouge Raw Material	Denmark
	993-26-10/99902	Ground stone axe, more or less parallel sides	Axe	United States
	2004.1.268	Wood wedges	Percussion
	2004.1.278	Carved wooden wedges or pegs	Tools
	08-4-10/73336	Elk-horn wedges	Tools	California
Image Not Available for Large stone flake scrapers, worked to two edges meeting more or less at a right	38-87-10/18257	Large stone flake scrapers, worked to two edges meeting more or less at a right		Taylor County
Image Not Available for Stone chips with more or less straight and sharp used edges	38-87-10/18274	Stone chips with more or less straight and sharp used edges		Taylor County
	71-19-40/5811	Sockets made of antler for axes; imperfect talon	Utilized Antler	Lake Dwelling
	68-23-40/3807	Polished flint axe ("wedge")	Axe	Denmark
Image Not Available for 3 flint scaled pieces used (?) as chisels or wedges	53-48-40/7307	3 flint scaled pieces used (?) as chisels or wedges		Abri Pataud
	68-23-40/3774	Polished flint axe ("wedge")	Axe	Denmark

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