Core-axe

Museum number:
5-4860
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2103 and Acc.2109
Description:
Chert core-axe; length: 18 cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and South African Museum
Collection place:
Kalambo Falls Site A, Kalambo Falls, Zambia
Verbatim coll. place:
river face
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Axes (stone tools)
Accession date:
1964 and 1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Core-axe, accession number 5-4860, described as Chert core-axe; length: 18 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Core-axe, accession number 5-4860, described as Chert core-axe; length: 18 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Core-axe, accession number 5-4860, described as Chert core-axe; length: 18 cm

Tools