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1931.70.1338

Stone tool; scraper.

1931.70.1338

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool; scraper.
Long description
Stone tool; scraper. The right edge is retouched. [MJD (Verve) 28/6/2016]
Geographical reference
Israel
Asia > Western Asia > Israel
Mount Carmel Tabun
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Lower Palaeolithic Acheulian Micoquian
Date collected
1929 - 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Thick: max 25 mm, Length: max 68 mm, Width: max 56 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.70.1338 Other numbers: E.Tb.12
Research and responses

Garrod excavated in Palestine between 1929 and 1934. These objects therefore must have been collected between 1929 and 1931. [CW 9/2/2000]

Associated publications
Garrod, D. and Bates, D. (1937) The Stone Age of Mount Carmel. Excavations at the Wady el-Mughara. Volume I. Oxford: Clarendon Press. [AS 15/06/2011]

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