Chopper

Museum number:
5-1997
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Accession number:
Acc.1446
Description:
Polyhedral bashing stone; massive quartz; Pre-Chellean
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University of Cambridge
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
Site FLK I
Culture or time period:
Oldowan
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
September 1960
Materials:
Quartzite
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
8 centimeters and width 7.6 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 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-1997, described as Polyhedral bashing stone; massive quartz; Pre-ChelleanHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-1997, described as Polyhedral bashing stone; massive quartz; Pre-ChelleanHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-1997, described as Polyhedral bashing stone; massive quartz; Pre-ChelleanHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Chopper, accession number 5-1997, described as Polyhedral bashing stone; massive quartz; Pre-Chellean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-1997, described as Polyhedral bashing stone; massive quartz; Pre-Chellean

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