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Accession Number 994.10.7 Title truncation Object Status original Category lithic tools Object Type blade Portion fragment Creator unknown Date Made 17,000-11,000 years BP Place Collected Europe: France, Dordogne, Les Eyzies Place Collected Details La Madeleine View Site Details » Culture Magdalenian Cultural Region Western Europe Provenience unknown Materials lithic > sedimentary > cryptocrystalline silica > flint Techniques chipped-stone Measurements overall: 4.8 cm x 1.9 cm x .7 cm Description Sonneville-Bordes and Perrot type 57. Tixier type 80 ("simple truncation"). Cortex present on left distal surface. Period Upper Palaeolithic Credit Line unknown