Scraper

Museum number:
5-7748
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007748
Alternate number:
HWK II (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2468
Description:
scraper; heavy duty; cortex on rounded back
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
surface; HWK II
Culture or time period:
Oldowan
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1963
Materials:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Scrapers (stone tools)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 4.5 centimeters
Loans:
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 Scraper, accession number 5-7748, described as scraper; heavy duty; cortex on rounded backHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Scraper, accession number 5-7748, described as scraper; heavy duty; cortex on rounded back
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scraper, accession number 5-7748, described as scraper; heavy duty; cortex on rounded back

Tools