Keeled Scraper

31-56-1920

From: Palestine | Mugharet el Wad

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 31-56-1920
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Aurignacian
Provenience Palestine | Mugharet el Wad
Archaeology Area Level D1
Locus http://lightbox.time.com/2011/12/07/time-picks-the-top-10-photos-of-the-year/#1
Section Near Eastern
Materials Flint
Description

Steep and narrow. Made on flake; natural fracture serves as scraping surface. Back edge of under surface serves as additional scraper. Cortex remaining on one side.

Length 3.7 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Thickness 1.6 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the American School of Prehistoric Research; Dorothy Garrod, 1931

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