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Backed blades (stone tools)
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John Desmond Clark
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: Hearst Museum object titled Backed blade, accession number 5-3636, described as Backed blade; quartz .
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: Hearst Museum object titled Backed blade, accession number 5-3629, described as Brown quartzite backed blade .
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: Hearst Museum object titled Backed blade, accession number 5-3637, described as Backed blade; small; tip missing .
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: Hearst Museum object titled Backed blades, accession number 5-10061, described as six backed blades
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John Desmond Clark
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Glynn Llywelyn Isaac
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John Desmond Clark
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Acc.2468
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S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
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S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)
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