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1899.40.8

Stone tool of yellow-brown stone with one sloping edge and scar plains with short stepped sides. [LKG 11/01/2010]

1899.40.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool of yellow-brown stone with one sloping edge and scar plains with short stepped sides. [LKG 11/01/2010]
Long description
Stone tool of yellow-brown stone with one sloping edge and scar plains with short stepped sides. On its bottom or dorsal side the stone is a darker orange-brown and has several short and steep edges at the centre from which scar plains drop down and away. One end of the stone is curved while the other is narrower an straight. [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
Width 123 mm Approx, Length 187 mm Approx, Weight 1015 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.40.8

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