Chopper

Museum number:
7-5079
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1959
Description:
Quartzite cobble end-chopper; L. 12 cm.
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Vale do Forno, Portugal
Verbatim coll. place:
middle terrace
Culture or time period:
Early Acheulean
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
September 1964
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Dimensions:
length 12 centimeters
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 Chopper, accession number 7-5079, described as Quartzite cobble end-chopper; L. 12 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Chopper, accession number 7-5079, described as Quartzite cobble end-chopper; L. 12 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 7-5079, described as Quartzite cobble end-chopper; L. 12 cm.

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