Cleaver

Museum number:
5-5275
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005275
Accession number:
Acc.2109
Description:
Quartzite cleaver; L. 10 cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Kalambo Falls Site A, Kalambo Falls, Zambia
Verbatim coll. place:
excavation 4, Lot 185
Culture or time period:
Acheulean
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cleavers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023) and S2005-2006 #2: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Cleaver, accession number 5-5275, described as Quartzite cleaver; L. 10 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Cleaver, accession number 5-5275, described as Quartzite cleaver; L. 10 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cleaver, accession number 5-5275, described as Quartzite cleaver; L. 10 cm

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