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Object Number
2019.1.30
Display Title
Flint core, fist axes, points, blades, graver, chopper, scrapers, and retouched flakes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone, flint, prismatic blades, blades, unifacial points, perforator with thermal fracturing, fist axes, graver, scrapers, chopper, retouched flakes, with cortex, with bulb of percussion
Classification
- Blade
- Chopper
- Flake
- Prismatic blade
- Scraper
- Core
- Perforator
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Palestine
Additional Geographic Terms
Mugharet et-Tabun
Materials
Flint
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 15.8 × 3.7 × 1.4 cm (6 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
28
Label on object
2019.1.30; D.34; D.20; D.17; D.21; D.13; D.33; D.10; D.30; D.15; D.18; C.11
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019.1.21 | Flint bifaces, edged tools, cores, and flakes |
Scraper
Axe Edged Tools Chopper Flake Uniface Core Prismatic blade Blade | ||
| 2019.1.29 | Flint choppers, hand axes, scrapers, and edged tools |
Chopper
Biface Axe Edged Tools Scraper |
Palestine
| |
| 33-86-60/437 | Flint fist axes and biface |
Biface
Axe |
Palestine
| |
| 36-6-50/1548 | 4 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 20-32-50/B2448 | Fist axes |
Chopper
|
Algeria?
| |
|
Image Not Available
for 12 flint backed & steeply retouched blades (found with cache of blades & core tr
| 49-12-50/8651 | 12 flint backed & steeply retouched blades (found with cache of blades & core tr |
Prismatic blade
|
Tangier
| |
| 33-86-60/443 | Flint Levallois flakes retouched as scrapers |
Flake
Scraper |
Palestine
| |
| 34-102-60/684 | Flint fist axe showing effect of thermal fracture |
Axe
|
Palestine
| |
| 34-136-60/796 | Flint blades retouched as side scrapers |
Scraper
Blade |
Palestine
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1556 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
|