Blades and microburins (reproduction)

Museum number:
2-45911a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210245911a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2492
Description:
a) blade; length: 10.6 cm; b) micro-burins (3); notched and broken off larger blade; length: 2.3–3.6 cm.
Donor:
Charles M. Keller, Don Crabtree, Francoise Bordes, and John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley campus, Alameda County
Production place:
Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley campus, Alameda County
Collector:
Charles M. Keller, Donald W. Clark, Don Crabtree, and Francoise Bordes
Collection date:
1968
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Blades (stone tools)
Production date:
1968
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
Ledger: Experiments in stone technology- various techniques plus some examples of materials. Not specific as to locale.
Loans:
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 titled Blades and microburins (reproduction), accession number 2-45911a,b, described as a) blade; length: 10.6 cm; b) micro-burins (3); notched and broken off larger blade; length: 2.3–3.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blades and microburins (reproduction), accession number 2-45911a,b, described as a) blade; length: 10.6 cm; b) micro-burins (3); notched and broken off larger blade; length: 2.3–3.6 cm.

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