Hand Axe
EU768
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU768 |
| Current Location | On Loan |
| Culture | Lower Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe |
| Locus | Barnfield Pit? |
| Period | Lower Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint implement - Coup-de-poing type. "Found by Mr. Worthington Smith on the sea shore." England, Swanscombe, Milton Street? Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Thick lanceolate. Yellow and orange patination. Rolled. One side composed of Cortex. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit? Lower Acheulian type. |
| Length | 14.8 cm |
| Width | 7.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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