Handaxe

Museum number:
5-6570
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2369
Description:
Quartzite hand axe; derived Acheulian & Middle Stone Age; L. 16 cm.
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Umgusa River, Zimbabwe
Verbatim coll. place:
30 mi. N.E. or Bulawayo; eroding from basal gravels
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Acheulean (ca. 1,760,000–130,000 BP) and Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-6570, described as Quartzite hand axe; derived Acheulian & Middle Stone Age; L. 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-6570, described as Quartzite hand axe; derived Acheulian & Middle Stone Age; L. 16 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-6570, described as Quartzite hand axe; derived Acheulian & Middle Stone Age; L. 16 cm.

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