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Object Number 12-10-40/E1247
Display Title Flint knives
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, knives, with cortex, all symmetrical
Classification
  • Knife
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms Le Moustier, Vepere Valley, Dordogne
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest ): 8.7 × 5.4 × 1.2 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/8 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 9
Label on object E/1247; Le Moustier; 3#; 41; 43; 44; 45; A Le Moustier Dordogne R

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