996.1.98 - bifacial cleaver
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Object Typebiface
Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens
Date Collected1924
Item Details
Object Typebiface
Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens
Date Collected1924
Accession Number
996.1.98
Title
bifacial cleaver
Object Status
original
Category
lithic tools
Object Type
biface
Portion
complete
Creator
unknown
Place Collected
Europe: France, Somme, Amiens
Place Collected Details
Cagny
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Culture
Acheulean
Cultural Region
Western Europe
Collected By
Ami, Dr. H. M.
Date Collected
1924
Provenience
unknown
Materials
lithic > sedimentary > cryptocrystalline silica > flint
Techniques
chipped-stone
Measurements
overall: 15 cm x 9 cm x 4.6 cm
Description
F. Bordes' biface type 13. Manufactured from a Levallois flake.
Period
Lower Palaeolithic
Credit Line
Ami, Dr. H. M.
Citation
Page Citation for 996.1.98 - bifacial cleaver
Page Citation
"996.1.98 - bifacial cleaver, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-15964. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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