Core

Museum number:
5-2722
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002722
Alternate number:
FEP 38 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1688
Description:
Chert core; flaked by discoid technique; chopper (?)
Donor:
Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
FEP 38, Taungs Limeworks, North West Province
Collector:
Charles Lewis Camp, Frank Elmer Peabody, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
September 7, 1947
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cores (lithics)
Accession date:
1962
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 9.6 centimeters and width 6.7 centimeters
Loans:
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 Core, accession number 5-2722, described as Chert core; flaked by discoid technique; chopper (?)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Core, accession number 5-2722, described as Chert core; flaked by discoid technique; chopper (?)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Core, accession number 5-2722, described as Chert core; flaked by discoid technique; chopper (?)

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