Handaxe

Museum number:
5-3690
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1812
Description:
Hand-axe trimming flake; quartzite; 8.1 x 7.4 cm.
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and Rhodes-Livingstone Museum
Collection place:
Zimbabwe
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1996-1997 #10: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (March 14, 1997–April 9, 2007) and 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 5-3690, described as Hand-axe trimming flake; quartzite; 8.1 x 7.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe, accession number 5-3690, described as Hand-axe trimming flake; quartzite; 8.1 x 7.4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handaxe, accession number 5-3690, described as Hand-axe trimming flake; quartzite; 8.1 x 7.4 cm.

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