Handaxe

Museum number:
5-5514
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050005514
Alternate number:
KF/ B/ 63/ 82/ 11 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2109
Description:
Quartzite hand axe; L. 19.5 cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Kalambo Falls, Zambia
Verbatim coll. place:
grid B2
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1963
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 19.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1987-1988 #14: Indiana University (August 24, 1987–September 30, 1988), S1988-1989 #14: Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology /Nicholas Toth (October 1, 1988–July 11, 1989), 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 5-5514, described as Quartzite hand axe; L. 19.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-5514, described as Quartzite hand axe; L. 19.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-5514, described as Quartzite hand axe; L. 19.5 cm

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