Blade

Racloir

EU863A

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU863A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Period Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian
Date Made 422000-398000 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original card: Flint implement (worked flake) - Racloir of blade type. The more nearly rectangular shows indications of hafting (?).

Revised Card: Flint flake - Thick blade. Orange and dark olive shiny patination. Rolled and striated.

Length 9 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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