Flake

Museum number:
5-2909
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1688
Description:
Basalt flake; battered edges may be from chipping; 112 x 67 mm.
Donor:
Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Goamus Farm, Kalk Plateau, Namibia
Collector:
Charles Lewis Camp, Frank Elmer Peabody, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
1947-1948
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Flakes (lithics)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 6.7 centimeters and length 11.2 centimeters
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 5-2909, described as Basalt flake; battered edges may be from chipping; 112 x 67 mm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Flake, accession number 5-2909, described as Basalt flake; battered edges may be from chipping; 112 x 67 mm.

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