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Object Number
36-6-50/1552.1
Display Title
5 stone fist axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone handaxe; gray colored stone
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean IV
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Tanzania
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16 × 9.2 × 4.7 cm (6 5/16 × 3 5/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-6-50/1552.1; Ach 4; I IV; 1931-2815; 1931-4161; Oldoway
Provenance
Collector
East African Archaeological Expedition
(1929-1935)
Intermediary
Dr. Louis S. B. Leakey
Donor
Donated by
East African Archaeological Expedition
(January 13, 1936)
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