General
General
Object Auto ID
54028
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_74742
Common Name
Handaxe, re-knapped
Classified Name
Handaxe (Acheulean LCT)
Quantity
1.00
Owner
McGregor Museum
Description
Technique Types
Flaking
Colours
Dark brown
Inscriptions
WW Exc 1 R34 9c
Measurement Type Unit Value
Width
mm
75.00
Thickness
mm
20.00
Length
mm
97.00
Dimension Comments
Handaxe dimensions: L 97mm; W 75mm; T 20mm
History
Object Age
2021
Object Age Comment
Earlier Stone Age - Acheulean - Str 9 is
Geological Period
Pleistocene
Cultural Association
Acheulean
Maker Comment
Homo erectus
Production Place
Wonderwerk Cave or vicinity
Place of Use
Wonderwerk Cave
Collector
Peter Beaumont
Collector Comment
Excavated from Wonderwerk Cave Excavation 1 (commenced 1978)
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
SPL 95 St 9 is described in Chazan, M. 2015. Technological trends in the Acheulean of Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa. African Archaeological Review 32:701-728.
Site Association
Grid Reference
R34
Stratigraphic Unit
9
Spit/Context
9c 10-15
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