Hand Axe

EU1359

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU1359
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe
Period Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint implement - coup-de-poing. England, Kent, Swanscombe. Palaeolithic.

Revised Card: Flint hand axe - Very crude. Fractured at point. Portions of cortex remaining. Olive gray shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe. Middle Acheulian?

Length 9.8 cm
Width 6.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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