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: Hearst Museum object titled Backed blade, accession number 7-4937, described as Salutrean backed blade; flint
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: Hearst Museum object titled Backed blade, accession number 7-1446, described as Flint; small blade with back flattened by retouch (lames a dos rabattu)
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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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