Scraper

Museum number:
5-7747
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007747
Alternate number:
HWK II (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2468
Description:
scraper; heavy duty; cortex on all but 2 planes
Donor:
John Desmond Clark and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Verbatim coll. place:
surface; HWK II
Culture or time period:
Oldowan
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1963
Materials:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Scraper planes (stone tools) and Scrapers (stone tools)
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 6.5 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 Scraper, accession number 5-7747, described as scraper; heavy duty; cortex on all but 2 planesHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Scraper, accession number 5-7747, described as scraper; heavy duty; cortex on all but 2 planes
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scraper, accession number 5-7747, described as scraper; heavy duty; cortex on all but 2 planes

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