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Object Number 2016.1.7
Display Title Chipped stone tools, including handaxes, bifaces, and cores
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone tools, including handaxes, bifaces, and cores
Classification
  • Core
  • Axe
  • Biface
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Africa?
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 22.2 × 9.6 × 4.5 cm (8 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 2016.1.7; M+C; DZU.; T.F.; Garapata Excavation #4; 40

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