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Object Number
37-22-60/3220.1
Display Title
Flint discs - struck tortoise cores
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, core, disc shaped, surface residue on both sides
Classification
- Core
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Palestine
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Mugharet es-Skhul
Asia / Israel / <State> / <County> / <City> / Mugharet es-Skhul
Asia / Israel / <State> / <County> / <City> / Mugharet es-Skhul
Intrasite
Level b1n
Additional Geographic Terms
Wadi el-Mughara; Wadi el-Mugharet-Mudgaret es-Sukhul; Athlit, near
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 × 6.2 × 1.8 cm (2 5/8 × 2 7/16 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-22-60/3220.1; MS b1n
Credit Line
Gift of the American School of Prehistoric Research
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