Handaxe

Museum number:
5-1008
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001008
Accession number:
Acc.977
Description:
Hand axe, large, fine
Donor:
University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
El Koneisa, Nile state, Sudan
Verbatim coll. place:
ruined buildings west of Hagar el-Mirwa south of Jebel Hasari, due south of Abu Hamed ca. 30 miles.
Collector:
University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
1947-1948
Materials:
Sandstone
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1949
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
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 1 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1008, described as Hand axe, large, fineHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1008, described as Hand axe, large, fine
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-1008, described as Hand axe, large, fine

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