Burin

Museum number:
5-2028
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002028
Accession number:
Acc.1446
Description:
Kenya Capsian tool; angled burin, chert
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University of Cambridge
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
land surface in base if Bed V and over Bed VA, at number #2 fault in bottom of Olduvai
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
September 1960
Materials:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Burins (stone tools)
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 3 centimeters and length 3.2 centimeters
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023) and S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Burin, accession number 5-2028, described as Kenya Capsian tool; angled burin, chertHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Burin, accession number 5-2028, described as Kenya Capsian tool; angled burin, chert
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Burin, accession number 5-2028, described as Kenya Capsian tool; angled burin, chert

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