Handaxe

Museum number:
5-3126
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003126
Alternate number:
V4889 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1688
Description:
Chert handaxe, reddish
Donor:
Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Wonderwerk Dump
Collector:
Charles Lewis Camp, Frank Elmer Peabody, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
May 1948
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
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 5-3126, described as Chert handaxe, reddishHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-3126, described as Chert handaxe, reddish
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-3126, described as Chert handaxe, reddish

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