Flake

Museum number:
9-8449
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2468
Description:
prismatic flake; irregular rect. outline; squamous flaking on two thin edges
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Jerf Ajla, Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
from C. Coon's spoil heap
Culture or time period:
Paleolithic and Mesolithic
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1964
Materials:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Flakes (lithics)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 9.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Flake, accession number 9-8449, described as prismatic flake; irregular rect. outline; squamous flaking on two thin edgesHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Flake, accession number 9-8449, described as prismatic flake; irregular rect. outline; squamous flaking on two thin edgesHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Flake, accession number 9-8449, described as prismatic flake; irregular rect. outline; squamous flaking on two thin edges
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Flake, accession number 9-8449, described as prismatic flake; irregular rect. outline; squamous flaking on two thin edges

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