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1899.40.1

Stone tool of yellow-brown stone, roughly oval in shape with one pronounced deep ariss on the ventral side. [LKG 11/01/2010]

1899.40.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool of yellow-brown stone, roughly oval in shape with one pronounced deep ariss on the ventral side. [LKG 11/01/2010]
Long description
Stone tool of yellow-brown stone, roughly oval in shape with one pronounced deep ariss on the ventral side. The stone's dorsal side is characterised by a raised area at the centre with two steeply sided arisses and several scar plains slopin down from the centre. [LKG 11/01/2010]
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Western Cape Province Stellenbosch
Person
Field collector Louis Albert Péringuey
PRM source Louis Albert Péringuey
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Early Stone Age, uncertain
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Donated: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length 143 mm, Width 92 mm, Weight 400 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.40.1

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