Handaxe

Museum number:
5-4862
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2103 and Acc.2109
Description:
Quartzite handaxe; length: 21 cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and South African Museum
Collection place:
Kalambo Falls, Zambia
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1964 and 1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1978-1979 #2: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (May 29, 1978–June 30, 1978) and S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-4862, described as Quartzite handaxe; length: 21 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-4862, described as Quartzite handaxe; length: 21 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-4862, described as Quartzite handaxe; length: 21 cm

Tools