Biface

Museum number:
5-1935
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001935
Alternate number:
5(2-4)35 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1396
Description:
Abbevillian biface tool; length: 6½ inches; width: 3¾ inches.
Donor:
Logan Museum of Anthropology (Beloit College)
Collection place:
S'Baikia, Algeria
Culture or time period:
Acheulean and Mousterian
Collector:
L. Chapuis
Collection date:
1961
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Abbevillian (ca. 600,000–400,000 BP) and Bifaces (stone tools)
Production date:
600,000–400,000 BC
Accession date:
March 9, 1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 16.51 centimeters and width 9.525 centimeters
Comment:
From M. Reygasse Collection
Loans:
S1971-1972 #128: Department of Anthropology (CSU Stanislaus) (April 18, 1972–April 17, 1973), S1978-1979 #8: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (August 30, 1978–October 25, 1978), 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 Biface, accession number 5-1935, described as Abbevillian biface tool; length: 6½ inches; width: 3¾ inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Biface, accession number 5-1935, described as Abbevillian biface tool; length: 6½ inches; width: 3¾ inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Biface, accession number 5-1935, described as Abbevillian biface tool; length: 6½ inches; width: 3¾ inches.

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