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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