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Object Number
36-6-50/1541.1
Display Title
Triangular stone fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean I
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 17.2 × 9.9 × 5.3 cm (6 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Ach.1; oldway / 1931-2660 / III; 36-6-50/1541.1
Provenance
Collector
East African Archaeological Expedition
(1929-1935)
Intermediary
Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey
(01/13/1936)
Donor
Donated by
East African Archaeological Expedition
(01/13/1936)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1541 | Triangular stone fist axe |
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