General
General
Object Auto ID
46938
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_62599
Common Name
rocks
Classified Name
Chert
Local Name
chert natural stones
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

7 chert natural stones from sediments in Member 5 West.

Provenance

4 chert rocks from Square P/64, 15'0" to 15.7" below datum; 3 chert rocks from Square Q/63, 156'0 to 16'0 below datum

Owner
University of the Witwatersrand - Evolutionary Studies Institute
Description
Material Types
Chert
Distinguishing Features

none, just chert rocks

Inscriptions
none
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
7 samples smaller than 10 cm each
History
Object Age
2019
Object Age Comment
about 1.6 million years we expect
Geological Period
Quaternary
Cultural Association
Early Acheulean artefacts
User Comment
cosmogenic dating samples of rocks sending to Purdue University
Place of Use
Sterkfontein
Collector
University of the Witwatersrand
Collector Comment
excavated in previous decades by Alun Hughes, ca 1970-1990
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
none
Site Association
x y z
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