Handaxe

Museum number:
5-6415
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2369
Description:
Andesite hand axe, Upper Acheulean
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Doornlaagte site, North West Province, Republic of South Africa
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Acheulean (ca. 1,760,000–130,000 BP) and Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 16 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 Handaxe, accession number 5-6415, described as Andesite hand axe, Upper AcheuleanHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-6415, described as Andesite hand axe, Upper Acheulean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-6415, described as Andesite hand axe, Upper AcheuleanDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-6415, described as Andesite hand axe, Upper Acheulean

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