handaxe; bifacial; assym; roughly worked; L 17.1cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Aderg J, Adrar region, Mauritania
Verbatim coll. place:
from deflation surface at higher level or amongst Acheulean material
Collector:
Glynn Llywelyn Isaac and John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Quartzite
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 17.1 centimeters
Comment:
Neolithic aspect
Loans:
S1996-1997 #10: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (March 14, 1997–April 9, 2007), S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023), and S2005-2006 #2: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–unknown)