Flake

Knife (uncertain)

Scraper (uncertain)

2279C

From: Japan | Honshu | Kanagawa Prefecture | Yokohama

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2279C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese
Provenience Japan | Honshu | Kanagawa Prefecture | Yokohama
Period Paleolithic, Japan (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain)
Date Made Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi
Section Asian
Materials Stone
Technique Flaked | Chipped
Inscription Language English Language
Description

Flake which may have been used as a knife or a scraper. Cortex on part of flake. Percussion bulb visible on one side. Series of long scars on other side. Black stone.

Credit Line Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890

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