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Object Number 41-51-50/5647.1
Display Title Ground stone, elongated hammerstone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, elongated hammerstone
Classification
  • Hammer Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco / Tangier
Intrasite Black
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet el Aliya
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 9 × 4.5 × 2.6 cm (3 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-51-50/5647.1, 2-D-BK

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