Burin

Museum number:
7-3758
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
1027/9282 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1688 and Acc.892
Description:
Chert burin; backed blade; trapezoidal cross-section
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley), Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley), and University of California Library
Collection place:
Les Eyzies, Dordogne, Aquitaine
Collection date:
August 1935
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Burins (stone tools)
Accession date:
1946 and 1962
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Dimensions:
length 4.6 centimeters and width 1.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Burin, accession number 7-3758, described as Chert burin; backed blade; trapezoidal cross-sectionHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Burin, accession number 7-3758, described as Chert burin; backed blade; trapezoidal cross-sectionHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Burin, accession number 7-3758, described as Chert burin; backed blade; trapezoidal cross-section
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burin, accession number 7-3758, described as Chert burin; backed blade; trapezoidal cross-section

Tools