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Object Number
989-31-50/12149
Display Title
Bone fragments
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone fragments; shattered by a Dassenitch youth to extract marrow
Inventory Description
Faunal remains, cracked by human for marrow
Classification
- Faunal
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1974 Ca.
Culture
- Modern
- Dassenitch
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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Koobi Fora
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake Turkana, East of
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.9 x 2.3 x 2 cm (3 7/8 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
14
Label on object
989-31-50/12149
Credit Line
In memory of Glynn Isaac
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Glynn Isaac
(1970-1974 ca.)
Donor
Barbara Isaac
(6/28/1988 - 12/27/1989)
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