Handaxe

Museum number:
5-7829
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007829
Accession number:
Acc.2474
Description:
Handaxe: rough almond shape; flaked on all surfaces; asymmetric x-section; length 13 cm.
Donor:
Richard L. Hay
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Olduvai Gorge; near Castle; (HWK) III or IV
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 13 centimeters
Comment:
Material and techniques: Nephelenite lava
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 Handaxe, accession number 5-7829, described as Handaxe: rough almond shape; flaked on all surfaces; asymmetric x-section; length 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-7829, described as Handaxe: rough almond shape; flaked on all surfaces; asymmetric x-section; length 13 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-7829, described as Handaxe: rough almond shape; flaked on all surfaces; asymmetric x-section; length 13 cm.

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