Biface fragment

Museum number:
2-58202
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
70 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.2987
Description:
No description given on catalog card. Per Accession file: Snapped obsidian tip section. The piece is roughly plano-convex in cross-section. The hard hammer technique was used in its manufacture. Edge angles are- Right: 40 degrees, Left: 39 degrees.
Donor:
Colin L. Busby, Lee Spencer, Robert Fleming Heizer, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
NV-Hu-583, Humboldt County, Nevada
Verbatim coll. place:
N20 W10 L-2.
Collector:
Robert Fleming Heizer
Collection date:
1973
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bifaces (stone tools)
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
thickness 7.2 millimeters, length 40 millimeters, weight 6.2 grams, and width 32 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Biface fragment, accession number 2-58202, described as No description given on catalog card. Per Accession file: Snapped obsidian tip section. The piece is roughly plano-convex in cross-section. The hard hammer technique was used in its manufacture. Edge angles are- Right: 40 degrees, Left: 39 degrees.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Biface fragment, accession number 2-58202, described as No description given on catalog card. Per Accession file: Snapped obsidian tip section. The piece is roughly plano-convex in cross-section. The hard hammer technique was used in its manufacture. Edge angles are- Right: 40 degrees, Left: 39 degrees.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Biface fragment, accession number 2-58202, described as No description given on catalog card. Per Accession file: Snapped obsidian tip section. The piece is roughly plano-convex in cross-section. The hard hammer technique was used in its manufacture. Edge angles are- Right: 40 degrees, Left: 39 degrees.

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