General
General
Object Auto ID
66171
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Block of breccia and flowstone. Initially one piece, then several pieces and a thin blade.

Provenance

Kromdraai, Krugersdorp, Gauteng

Related Object(s)
KW 2022 R1
Description
Material Types
Breccia
Calcite
Technique Types
Cutting
Colours
Brown & Cream
Distinguishing Features

Black coal-like long element (about 3 cm long) spanning from the breccia part to the calcite part.

Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Initially about the size of a melon. Later cut into several pieces and a thin blade.
History
Geological Period
Pleistocene
Maker
Jose Braga
Maker Comment
JB cut it out of the site, RB made a thin blade.
Collector
Jose Braga
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
Site Reference
Kromdraai
Stratigraphic Unit
Units O/P
x y z
Media
The item is the rock on the right, before it was sampled
Cut surface, before it was sampled
Thin blade bade from the item
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