Chopper

Museum number:
5-1934
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001934
Alternate number:
5(2-4)42 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1396
Description:
Acheulean biface chopper; length: 4⅞ inches; width: 3⅛ inches.
Donor:
Logan Museum of Anthropology (Beloit College)
Collection place:
S'Baikia, Algeria
Verbatim coll. place:
S'Baikia
Culture or time period:
Acheulean
Collector:
L. Chapuis
Collection date:
1961
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
March 9, 1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1971-1972 #128: Department of Anthropology (CSU Stanislaus) (April 18, 1972–April 17, 1973), S1973-1974 #4: Education Department (UC Berkeley) (July 10, 1973–July 17, 1973), and S1973-1974 #71: Education Department (UC Berkeley) (March 22, 1974–April 3, 1974)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-1934, described as Acheulean biface chopper; length: 4⅞ inches; width: 3⅛ inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-1934, described as Acheulean biface chopper; length: 4⅞ inches; width: 3⅛ inches.

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