Microlith

40-10-685

From: Africa | West Africa | Mauritania | Port Etienne | Rio del Oro | White Cape

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 40-10-685
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Neolithic
Provenience Africa | West Africa | Mauritania | Port Etienne | Rio del Oro | White Cape
Section African
Materials Flint
Description

Fractured at point and base. Quadrangular in section. Steep retouch along one edge; oposite edge shows utilization. Bluish white speckled patination.

Length 3.8 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Gift of University of Pennsylvania Department of Anthropology through Dr. Speck, 1940

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