Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU676

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe (uncertain) | Galley Hill (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU676
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Paleolithic
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe (uncertain) | Galley Hill (uncertain)
Period Paleolithic
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - coup-de-poing type, almost a long rectangle in outline. England, Swanscombe or Galley Hill (Kent). Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint beface - Elongated-with nearly parallel sides. Orange shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe or Galley Hill. Palaeolithic.

Length 8.8 cm
Width 4.4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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