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Object Number 57-8-60/11809
Display Title 6 quartzite pebble tools
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone edged tool choppers, on pebbles, crude
Classification
  • Chopper
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paleolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Thailand
Intrasite Pleistocene gravels of the Jwae-Noi
Additional Geographic Terms Siam; Ban-Kao, near the village of
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.4 x 10.1 x 5.2 cm (4 7/8 x 4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 57-8-60/11809; KAN 2/3; KAN 2/14; KAN 3/2; KAN 11/7; KAN 11/20; KAN 11/52

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