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Object : Hand Axe.
Period : Palaeolithic
Material : Flint
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No. of Object: SAA 102 S.

Type of Artifact: Hand Axe.

Material: Flint.

Site: Suhailah.

Period: Lower Paleolithic. Ca 500,000 – 250,000 years old.

Methodology: 3D photogrammetric model made in Agisoft Metashape using 291 images

Acknowledgment: This work is part of the collaboration agreement between Sharjah Archaeology Authority and Global Digital Heritage for the digitization of the Cultural Heritage of the Emirate of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates). We want to publicly thank the vision and determined drive of Dr. Sabah Abboud Jasim and Mr. Eisa Yousif. We also want to show our gratitude to all the SAA staff, especially to Miguel Ángel Núñez Villanueva.


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