Flake

Museum number:
5-3708
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1812
Description:
Natural basaltic flake
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and Rhodes-Livingstone Museum
Collection place:
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Verbatim coll. place:
Younger gravels
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1956-1960
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Flakes (lithics)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 14.2 centimeters and length 15.2 centimeters
Comment:
This flake looks like chopper; Note direction of break and secondary chipping
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 Flake, accession number 5-3708, described as Natural basaltic flakeHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Flake, accession number 5-3708, described as Natural basaltic flake
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Flake, accession number 5-3708, described as Natural basaltic flake

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