Thumbnail scraper

Museum number:
5-8184
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2516
Description:
Flake; ovoid; “thumbnail scraper”; steep flaking on 1 edge; length 3.2 cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
El Beyyed Nord, Adrar region, Mauritania
Verbatim coll. place:
Acheulean surface
Collector:
Glynn Llywelyn Isaac and John Desmond Clark
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Thumbnail scrapers (scraper types) and Thumbnail scrapers (stone tools)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Thumbnail scraper, accession number 5-8184, described as Flake; ovoid; “thumbnail scraper”; steep flaking on 1 edge; length 3.2 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thumbnail scraper, accession number 5-8184, described as Flake; ovoid; “thumbnail scraper”; steep flaking on 1 edge; length 3.2 cm

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