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Object Number
36-6-50/1556.2
Display Title
7 quartz fist axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone bifaces, axes, tear-drop shape, one is green, one is white, one is brown in color
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean V
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Tanzania
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 × 8.4 × 3.2 cm (5 5/8 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
36-6-50/1556.2; Oldoway / 1931-2995 / H.K. IV; Ach. 5; Oldoway / 1931-2857 / HK IV; Ach. 5; Oldoway / 1931-2928 / H.K. IV; Ach. 5
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1556 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1555.1 | 2 quartzite (?) fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1539 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Quartz fist axes
| 36-6-50/1556.1 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1551 | 3 quartz fist axes |
Axe
Raw Material |
Oldoway
| |
| 37-74-50/2145 | 3 quartzite fist axes on flakes - one sand polished? |
Axe
|
Tit Mellil
| |
| 36-6-50/1554 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 12-10-40/E1241 | "Fist-axes" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 12-10-40/E1166 | "Fist-axes" small |
Axe
|
France
| |
|
Image Not Available
for 2 quartz fist axes
| 36-6-50/1554.1 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 34-166-60/606 | Flint fist axes and bifaces |
Biface
Axe |
Palestine
|