Flake

Museum number:
5-2792
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1688
Description:
Stone flake; labeled “Smithfield Flake”
Donor:
Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Vryburg, North West province, Republic of South Africa
Culture or time period:
Smithfield
Collector:
Charles Lewis Camp, Frank Elmer Peabody, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
September 7, 1947
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Flakes (lithics)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 49 millimeters and width 27 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Flake, accession number 5-2792, described as Stone flake; labeled “Smithfield Flake”
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Flake, accession number 5-2792, described as Stone flake; labeled “Smithfield Flake”

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