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1932.65.172

Bone awl.


1932.65.172

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone awl.
Geographical reference
Mount Carmel Mugharet el Kebarah
Cultural groups
Natufian
Date / Period
Date made: 13000-10000 BC
Date collected
1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 13 mm, Depth: max 8 mm, Length: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.65.172
Associated publications
Turville-Petre, F. 1932. Excavations in the Mugharet El-Kebarah The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 62, 271-76. [AS 04/01/2010]

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