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Object Number
36-126-60/16158
Display Title
Sickle blade haft-fragment with groove for microliths on one side, carving on end
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic bone haft fragment, long rounded shape, grooved channel along one side, narrows towards carving at one end, losses at either end
Classification
- Shaft, modified
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Natufian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Israel
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<County>
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<City>
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Mugharet el Wad
Intrasite
Layer B
Additional Geographic Terms
near Athlit
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm (2 1/8 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-126-60/16158; MWB
Provenance
Collector
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
Collector
Dr. D. A. E. Garrod
Intermediary
George Grant MacCurdy
Donor
Donated by
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
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