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57-5-2
From: Japan | Honshu | Asamushi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 57-5-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Paleolithic | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Honshu | Asamushi |
| Locus | from occupation level on site (in an exposed bank) |
| Period | Paleolithic |
| Date Made | Paleolithic, Japan |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Stone |
| Technique | Flaked |
| Description | Flaked tool. Scraper. White speckled stone. Retouched along edges. This is one of a group of objects whose use is ambiguous. Each of the four pieces, 57-5-2, 57-5-3, 57-5-4 and 57-5-5 has clear similarities in form. Their angled features indicate they are the result of a specific and intentional process of stone chipping. One edge has been reworked with a minimal amount of chipping to create a concave curve. The crudeness of these forms along with the small assembly of items from this site appear to represent Late Paleolithic stone tool technology. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Carleton S. Coon, 1957 |
| Other Number | None - Field No SF |
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