Handaxe

Museum number:
9-8662
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2468
Description:
Handaxe; pointed; bifacial; some natural surface; step flaking;
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Latamne, Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
from Quarry 1
Culture or time period:
Early Acheulean
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1963
Materials:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 12.4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Handaxe, accession number 9-8662, described as Handaxe; pointed; bifacial; some natural surface; step flaking;Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Handaxe, accession number 9-8662, described as Handaxe; pointed; bifacial; some natural surface; step flaking;Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Handaxe, accession number 9-8662, described as Handaxe; pointed; bifacial; some natural surface; step flaking;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 9-8662, described as Handaxe; pointed; bifacial; some natural surface; step flaking;

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