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Object Number
36-6-50/1603.1
Display Title
Obsidian scrapers
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian edged tools, notched
Classification
- Graver
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): 4.2 × 2.6 × 0.9 cm (1 5/8 × 1 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
36-6-50/1603.1
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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