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Breccia
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Object Number 11-19-40/81350
Display Title Breccia
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic; bone fragments embedded in breccia
Classification
  • Bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France / <State> / <County> / Lourdes / Cavern of Espelugues
Additional Geographic Terms Lourdes
Dimensions Overall: 8.4 × 4.3 × 4.8 cm (3 5/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 81350
Provenance
Collector Leon Nelli (1910-1911)
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Peabody (1911)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Breccia containing animal bones
12-17-40/81651 Breccia containing animal bones
Bone
Cavern of Espelugues
Worked bone with breccia
12-17-40/81483 Worked bone with breccia
Bone
Cavern of Espelugues
Implement in breccia, probably cleaver
36-6-50/1550 Implement in breccia, probably cleaver
Cleaver
Oldoway
Breccia
12-10-40/E1272 Breccia
Fragment
Stone
Les Eyzies
Cave breccia with flints
34-102-60/16799 Cave breccia with flints
Chipped Stone
Raw Material
Palestine
Image Not Available for Breccia with bone
14-68-60/D258 Breccia with bone
Faunal Remain
Ras el Kelb
Breccia (with teeth)
12-79-40/E312 Breccia (with teeth)
Faunal Remain
Charente
Breccia
12-79-40/E310 Breccia
Faunal Remain
Charente
Cave breccia with flints
34-102-60/16799.3 Cave breccia with flints
Raw Material
Chipped Stone
Palestine
Image Not Available for Breccia of bone, flint, coal & c
68-13-40/3099 Breccia of bone, flint, coal & c
Faunal Remain
Les Eyzies
Sample of typical Upper Palaeolithic breccia
49-50-40/6003 Sample of typical Upper Palaeolithic breccia
Fragment
Les Eyzies
2 pieces of breccia, one holding lower jaw of pig (?)
35-117-60/1728 2 pieces of breccia, one holding lower jaw of pig (?)
Raw Material
Palestine