Handaxe: diamond-shaped outline; rectangular x-section flaked on long blade and around sharp tip only; length 19 cm.
Donor:
Richard L. Hay
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Olduvai Gorge; FK-IV, surface
Collector:
Richard L. Hay
Collection date:
1962-1964
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 19 centimeters
Comment:
Materials and techniques: Quartz and triodne
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023) and S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)