Chopper

Museum number:
5-2827
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002827
Alternate number:
V4736 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1688
Description:
Pietersberg Culture, MSA; sandstone biface chopper
Donor:
Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Rooiwal, Gauteng province, Republic of South Africa
Culture or time period:
Pietersburg
Collector:
Charles Lewis Camp, Frank Elmer Peabody, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
September 5, 1947
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Choppers (prehistoric cutting tools)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 63 millimeters and width 64 millimeters
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-2827, described as Pietersberg Culture, MSA; sandstone biface chopper
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Chopper, accession number 5-2827, described as Pietersberg Culture, MSA; sandstone biface chopper

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