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Object Number
39-7-70/1515
Display Title
Medium sized stone axes made on flat river pebbles chipped on one side+
Descriptions
Object Description
Medium sized stone axes made on flat river pebbles chipped on one side+
Inventory Description
Chipped stone bifaces, handaxes, ovate and oval, chipped on one side only
Classification
- Axe
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Mesolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Sumatra
Additional Geographic Terms
Medan, Vicinity of; Oost Kust District
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 7.7 x 2.6 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
39-7-70/1515; 22/1/38. Ond: G. Rinleh, Afd: Troemboe, zak 225; 104; 24; 27/2.37.
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