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Object Number
36-6-50/1554.1
Display Title
2 quartz fist axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, quartz biface, ovate, flat on both sides
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Tanzania
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 × 9.7 × 3.4 cm (6 7/16 × 3 13/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
oldoway / 1931-33A-1 / W.K.IV; Ach: 4; 36-6-50/1554.1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1554 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1551 | 3 quartz fist axes |
Axe
Raw Material |
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1556 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1539 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
|
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for Quartz fist axes
| 36-6-50/1556.1 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1556.2 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-1-50/1859 | 2 quartzite fist axes, heavily weathered - note sand blasting |
Axe
|
Fum-el-Alba
| |
| 36-6-50/1555 | 2 quartzite (?) fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 35-32-40/1850 | 2 flint fist axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-96-50/2317 | 2 large, thick quartzite fist axes, one evidently unfinished |
Axe
|
Western Province
|