Flake

Museum number:
5-8169
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
EVB (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.2516
Description:
Prismatic flake; secondary flaking on 2 long thin edges; length 7.1 cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
El Beyyed Nord, Adrar region, Mauritania
Verbatim coll. place:
Acheulean surface
Culture or time period:
Aterian
Collector:
Glynn Llywelyn Isaac and John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1967
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Flakes (lithics)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Flake, accession number 5-8169, described as Prismatic flake; secondary flaking on 2 long thin edges; length 7.1 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Flake, accession number 5-8169, described as Prismatic flake; secondary flaking on 2 long thin edges; length 7.1 cm

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