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1940.12.752.1

Chert hand-axe. [FB 08/05/2015]

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1940.12.752.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chert hand-axe. [FB 08/05/2015]
Long description
Chert hand-axe. The stone is mid brown in colour. Cortex remains on 40% of surface. [MJD (Verve) 18/4/2016]
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person
Field collector Charles Gabriel Seligman
Field collector Brenda Zara Seligman
PRM source Charles Gabriel Seligman
PRM source Brenda Zara Seligman
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Palaeolithic
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Chert Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length: max 100 mm, Width: max 87 mm, Thick: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.12.752.1
Associated publications
Published in Milliken, S. (2003) Catalogue of Palaeolithic Artefacts from Egypt in the Pitt Rivers Museum. BAR International Series 1166, 146 [AS 16/07/2009]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Hand-axe

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