Flake
EU1768
From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1768 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain) |
| Locus | 40 metre terrace? |
| Period | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | No Original Card Revised: Flint flake - Large, broad, roughly triangular flake. Light brown-yellow shiny patination slightly tinged with blue and white. Upper face clearly shows where flake has been removed. Broad, oblique striking platform. Prominent cone of percussion partly destroyed by flake scar. Trace of red clay-like deposit which sticks to piece. Edges show utilization, with small notch at one end which forms adjoining point. North France (?St. Acheul, 40 metre terrace). Abbevillian or Clactonian I. See note on EU 1748a card. |
| Length | 8.4 cm |
| Width | 6.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | p.ch. - Field No SF | (42) - Other Number |
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