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Object Number
36-6-50/1605.1
Display Title
Obsidian blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian blades
Classification
- Chipping debris
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Upper Aurignacian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Kenya
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Gamble's Cave II
Intrasite
Phase B
Additional Geographic Terms
Elmenteita
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest object): 5.6 × 1 × 0.6 cm (2 3/16 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
36-6-50/1605.1
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1605 | 6 obsidian fabricators |
Chipping debris
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Gamble's Cave II
| |
| 36-6-50/1584 | 4 obsidian fabricators |
Chipping debris
|
Gamble's Cave II
| |
| 32-52-60/78 | 16 flint picks, fabricators, and blades |
Biface
Raw Material |
Palestine
| |
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Image Not Available
for 59 large obsidian blades, flakes, and chips - some showing signs of use and othe
| 34-103-50/313 | 59 large obsidian blades, flakes, and chips - some showing signs of use and othe |
Chipping debris
|
Ethiopia
| |
| 62-29-40/7750 | 20 obsidian blades and flakes |
Chipping debris
|
Favella
Favella | |
|
Image Not Available
for 6 obsidian blades.
| 35-106-20/12742 | 6 obsidian blades. |
Int School Site 4
| ||
| 36-6-50/1573.1 | Obsidian blades; backed and retouched on one edge |
Graver
|
Gamble's Cave II
| |
| 58-38-20/25044 | Obsidian blades (3) broken blades. |
Corner-Notched Projectile Point
|
Altar de Sacrificios
| |
| 35-106-20/13406 | 6 fine obsidian blades |
Prismatic blade
|
Mexico
| |
| 48-11-20/17787 | Retouched obsidian blades, 7 leaf shaped, 2 side notched, 2 stemmed. 3 blades are partial. |
Stemmed biface
Side-notched biface Leaf-shaped biface |
Los Naranjos
| |
| 36-6-50/1580.1 | Obsidian blades |
Blade
|
Gamble's Cave II
| |
| 36-6-50/1594.1 | Obsidian backed blades |
Blade
|
Gamble's Cave II
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