Handaxe

Museum number:
5-7826
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2474
Description:
Handaxe: elongated almond-shape; flaked on all surfaces; length: 19 cm.
Donor:
Richard L. Hay
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
KRK-III or IV, surface
Culture or time period:
Oldowan
Collector:
Richard L. Hay
Collection date:
1962-1964
Materials:
Lava
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 19 centimeters
Comment:
Taken from Tim White's lab on 3-16-2009 to be exhibited on CalDay2009 Materials and techniques: Nephelenite lava; stone hammer technique
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 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-7826, described as Handaxe: elongated almond-shape; flaked on all surfaces; length: 19 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-7826, described as Handaxe: elongated almond-shape; flaked on all surfaces; length: 19 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-7826, described as Handaxe: elongated almond-shape; flaked on all surfaces; length: 19 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-7826, described as Handaxe: elongated almond-shape; flaked on all surfaces; length: 19 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-7826, described as Handaxe: elongated almond-shape; flaked on all surfaces; length: 19 cm.

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