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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 5-5403, described as Obsidian backed blade frag; L. 3 cm
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Montagu Cave, Western Cape Province, Republic of South Africa
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John Desmond Clark
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Historical Monuments Commission of Rhodesia
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J. H. Power
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Charles M. Keller
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unknown
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Adolphe Stiegelman
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South Africa State Museum Windhoek''South Africa State Museum
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Don Crabtree
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Donald W. Clark
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Francoise Bordes
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South African Museum
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John Desmond Clark
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Historical Monuments Commission of Rhodesia
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University Appropriation
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Natural History Museum (London)
47
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J. H. Power
41
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Adolphe Stiegelman
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South Africa State Museum, Windhoek
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Charles M. Keller
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Don Crabtree
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Chert
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Acc.2103
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Acc.1898
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Acc.1805
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Acc.1495
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Acc.392
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Acc.1959
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Acc.2780
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Acc.1669
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Acc.2492
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Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley campus, Alameda County
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S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
76
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S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)
26
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S1966-1967 #74: Education Department (UC Berkeley) (February 22, 1967–February 28, 1967)
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S1971-1972 #129: Ygnacio Valley High School/Richard France (April 24, 1972–May 8, 1972)
1
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S1972-1973 #35: Ygnacio Valley High School/Richard France (November 15, 1972–December 18, 1972)
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S1972-1973 #75: Ygnacio Valley High School/Richard France (April 9, 1973–May 15, 1973)
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S1973-1974 #4: Education Department (UC Berkeley) (July 10, 1973–July 17, 1973)
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S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977)
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