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1931.70.1489

Stone tool; scraper. [MJD (Verve) 21/6/2017]

1931.70.1489

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone tool; scraper. [MJD (Verve) 21/6/2017]
Long description
Stone tool; scraper. The right and left edges are retouched. Cortex remains on the distal and proximal ends. [MJD (Verve) 21/6/2017]
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, Process Retouched
Dimensions
Length: max 58 mm, Width: max 26 mm, Thick: max 12 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.70.1489
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]

Search terms: Tool, Flake

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