Handaxe

Museum number:
5-4749
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
7560/ 470 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2103
Description:
Quartzite hand axe; Length 20.5 cm.
Donor:
South African Museum
Collection place:
Montagu Cave, Western Cape Province, Republic of South Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Acheulean surface 10; square 470
Culture or time period:
Acheulean
Collector:
Charles M. Keller
Collection date:
1964-1965
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 20.5 centimeters
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 5-4749, described as Quartzite hand axe; Length 20.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-4749, described as Quartzite hand axe; Length 20.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-4749, described as Quartzite hand axe; Length 20.5 cm.

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