Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU659

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

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU659
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. Oval. (Broken). England, Swanscombe, Milton St. (Kent). Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Oval, "limande" shape. Rounded edge forming base. Large V-shaped frost fracture on side. Yellow-white patination. Very much rolled. Point reworked at later date. Well worked. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 13.8 cm
Width 8.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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