Chopper

Museum number:
5-9958
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2744
Description:
7 side choppers; 9952 7 discoids; 9953 8 polyhedrons; 9954 two edged chopper; 9955 1 pointed chopper; 9957 1 chisel-edged chopper; 9958 two burins; 9959 2 heavy duty scrapers; 9960 5 light duty scrapers. NOTE: these are all reproductions, material unknown
Donor:
F.D. Casting Company and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
E. Africa; Tanganyika; Olduvai Gorge; Site DK 1
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-9958, described as 7 side choppers; 9952 7 discoids; 9953 8 polyhedrons; 9954 two edged chopper; 9955 1 pointed chopper; 9957 1 chisel-edged chopper; 9958 two burins; 9959 2 heavy duty scrapers; 9960 5 light duty scrapers. NOTE: these are all reproductions, material unknown
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-9958, described as 7 side choppers; 9952 7 discoids; 9953 8 polyhedrons; 9954 two edged chopper; 9955 1 pointed chopper; 9957 1 chisel-edged chopper; 9958 two burins; 9959 2 heavy duty scrapers; 9960 5 light duty scrapers. NOTE: these are all reproductions, material unknown

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