Flake
EU1782
From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
Object Number | EU1782 |
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 - Natural flake. Thick, irregular in shape. Many-colored shiny patination: orange, whitish-yellow, greenish, yellow, and blue. Shows frost fractures. Edges show utilization. In shpae of large angle burin. A few fine reddish sands adhering. North France (?St. Acheul, 40 metre terrace). Abbevillian or Clactonian I. See note on EU 1748a card. |
Length | 6.9 cm |
Width | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
Other Number | p. ch. - Other Number |
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