Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU714

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU714
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - coup-de-poing type. Form of butt determiced by cortex. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint Hand-Axe - Lanceolate. Base composed of cortex. Olive-gray shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 8.4 cm
Width 5.4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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