996.1.885 - naturally backed knife
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Object Typeretouched blade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Le Bugue
Date Collected1912; 1926
Item Details
Object Typeretouched blade
Place CollectedEurope: France, Dordogne, Le Bugue
Date Collected1912; 1926
Accession Number
996.1.885
Title
naturally backed knife
Object Status
original
Category
lithic tools
Object Type
retouched blade
Portion
complete
Creator
unknown
Place Collected
Europe: France, Dordogne, Le Bugue
Place Collected Details
La Ferrassie
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Culture
Aurignacian
Cultural Region
Western Europe
Collected By
Belves Colln.; Ami, H. M. Dr.
Date Collected
1912; 1926
Provenience
unknown
Materials
lithic > sedimentary > cryptocrystalline silica > flint
Techniques
chipped-stone
Measurements
overall: 8.1 cm x 3.2 cm x 1.2 cm
Description
F. Bordes' type 38.
Period
Upper Palaeolithic
Credit Line
Ami, Dr. H. M.
Citation
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Page Citation
"996.1.885 - naturally backed knife, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-17408. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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