Hand Axe
EU1832A
From: France | Somme | Abbeville
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1832A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Abbeville |
| Locus | Porte du Bois |
| Period | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Flint hand axe - Thick, elongated "limade." Crude. Sinuous edges. Unpatinated except for slight blue-white tinges. Sligjhtly worn. Fractured and fissured by frost. Reddish and light coloured sands and brown spots adhering. Note: Original locality for EU 1832 given as "North France" but above locality written on this implement; therefore, remainder of group probably also from this locality. |
| Length | 11.4 cm |
| Width | 6.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | ach ++10 - Collector Number |
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