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Object Number
36-6-50/1539.1
Display Title
Quartz fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, thick, ovate, point broken
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chellean V
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Oldoway
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 11.1 x 5.8 cm (8 1/16 x 4 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-6-50/1539.1; Oldoway; Ch 5; 1931-2680; TK II?
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-6-50/1539 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1556 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1554 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1551 | 3 quartz fist axes |
Raw Material
Axe |
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1534 | Unfinished quartz fist axe |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1533 | Quartz fist axe |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1537 | 2 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Quartz fist axes
| 36-6-50/1556.1 | Quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
|
Image Not Available
for 2 quartz fist axes
| 36-6-50/1554.1 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-1-60/2649 | 4 flint fist axes - 3 heavily rolled & patinated with cortex adhearing |
Axe
Raw Material |
Syria
| |
| 36-6-50/1556.2 | 7 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
|