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Object Number 2004.24.17243
Display Title Early Soan flakes and cores
Descriptions
Object Description India: Punjab. Early Soan flakes and cores (after de Terra and Patterson.) Reproduced in P.M. Papers, vol. XIX, 3, fig. 7. Negative by F.P. Orchard.
Subject
  • Artifact
  • Flake
  • Core
  • Soan
Department Photographic
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Lower Paleolithic
  • Early Soan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Punjab
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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