Core

Museum number:
5-1343
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1090
Description:
Flat discoidal tortoise core; type associated with late developed Levalloisian of East Africa
Donor:
University of California African Expedition
Collection place:
Muruaret, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
S. of Muruaret, 4 mi. S. of Loupi R., on but probably not derived from raised beach 300 ft. above lake level
Collector:
University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
1947-1948
Materials:
Tortoise shell
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cores (lithics), Levalloisian (ca. 300,000–40,000 BP), and Levallois technique
Accession date:
1952
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 1 of 2 titled Core, accession number 5-1343, described as Flat discoidal tortoise core; type associated with late developed Levalloisian of East AfricaHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Core, accession number 5-1343, described as Flat discoidal tortoise core; type associated with late developed Levalloisian of East Africa
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Core, accession number 5-1343, described as Flat discoidal tortoise core; type associated with late developed Levalloisian of East Africa

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