a) Levallois core; length 18.5 cm. b) fitting flake; length 10 cm.
Donor:
Charles M. Keller, Don Crabtree, Francoise Bordes, and John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Africa
Production place:
Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley campus, Alameda County
Culture or time period:
Middle Paleolithic (300,000–30,000 BC)
Collector:
Charles M. Keller, Donald W. Clark, Don Crabtree, and Francoise Bordes
Collection date:
1968
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cores (lithics), Flakes (lithics), and Levallois technique
Production date:
1968
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Ledger: Experiments in stone technology- various techniques plus some examples of materials. Not specific as to locale. Material and techniques: flint, Levallois; made by stone hammer, antler hammer and with anvil (See film: "Early Stone Tools")