Flake
EU1780
From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1780 |
| 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 - Elongated. Irregular in shape. Four-sided ending in point. Thick towards end with cortex remaining on upper face at end. Light yellow shiny patination tinged with blue and white. Very small striking platform and bulb. Edges show utilization which is from alternate faces on one edge. A few fine reddish sands adhering. North France (?St. Acheul, 40 metre terrace). Abbevillian or Clactonian I. See note on EU 1748a card. |
| Height | 2.9 cm |
| Length | 7.6 cm |
| Width | 4.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | p. ch. - Other Number |
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