Knife (uncertain)
11456
From: France | Somme | Abbeville
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 11456 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Upper Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Abbeville |
| Locus | Chemin de Poste Quarry | in situ 1.5 meters below the surface |
| Period | Upper Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Triangular section. Buff colored shiny patination. Retouch on one edge at point. Traces of red clay. "3 facets on one side, showing the bulb of percussion, and well worn or worked on the edges, found and photographed in place 1.5 meters below the surface." See H.C. Mercer, "Trenton and Somme gravel specimens compared with ancient quarry refuse in America and Europe." p.966 |
| Length | 8.3 cm |
| Width | 6.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893 |
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