Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU764

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU764
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Most of the cortex remains. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Mostly flint nodule. Slightly worked to form hand axe. Olive colored patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 8.1 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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