Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU696

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU696
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - coup-de-poing type. Sharp pointed, pear shaped, small. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Lanceolate. Orange shiny patination. Rounded base with cortex. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 6.7 cm
Width 3.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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