Obsidian blades and cores

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Object Number 2015.1.14

Display Title Obsidian blades and cores

Descriptions

Inventory Description Chipped stone, obsidian blades and cores

Classification

Chipped Stone

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Central America / Mexico

Materials Obsidian

Dimensions Overall (Measurement of representative blade): 9.7 × 1.5 × 0.5 cm (3 13/16 × 9/16 × 3/16 in.)

Quantity 12

Label on object 2015.1.14; #####cotl

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Image Not Available for Chipped stone core, partially prismatic, plus 2 fragments of blades, obsidian	50-42-60/11571	Chipped stone core, partially prismatic, plus 2 fragments of blades, obsidian	Core	Tell Mejdal
Image Not Available for Stone, chipped stone cores, casual, prismatic, scrapers, flakes, blades	68-13-40/3164.2	Stone, chipped stone cores, casual, prismatic, scrapers, flakes, blades	Chipped Stone	France
	36-6-50/1585	2 obsidian cores	Core	Gamble's Cave II
	2016.1.4	Chipped stone, including blades, blade cores, serrated blades, worked blades/flakes, scrapers, and a side-notched projectile point	Scraper Core Side-Notched Projectile Point Blade	Europe? Africa?
	35-106-20/13410	Obsidian cores	Prismatic core	Mexico
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Image Not Available for Obsidian knives and cores	10-4-20/C5201	Obsidian knives and cores	Prismatic blade	Tacuba
	54-13-40/6668	4 obsidian nuclei and blades	Prismatic core	Favella Favella Neolithic Village
	96-37-20/C1324	Cores of obsidian	Polyhedral core	Lake Maddalena
	967-49-20/23237	3 obsidian cores	Prismatic core	Kaminaljuyu

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