Handaxe

Museum number:
5-2866
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002866
Alternate number:
V4889 (previous number (UC Paleontology Department))
Accession number:
Acc.1688
Description:
Chert bifacially worked band axe; breccia adhered to striking platform
Donor:
Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa
Collector:
Charles Lewis Camp, Frank Elmer Peabody, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
May 1948
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 103 millimeters and width 57 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2866, described as Chert bifacially worked band axe; breccia adhered to striking platform
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-2866, described as Chert bifacially worked band axe; breccia adhered to striking platform

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