Hand Axe
EU1860G
From: France | Somme | Abbeville (uncertain) | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1860G |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Acheulian II (uncertain) | Acheulian III (uncertain) |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Abbeville (uncertain) | Saint-Acheul (uncertain) |
| Period | Acheulian II (uncertain) | Acheulian III (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Flint hand axe - Cordiform, rounded edge forming base. Light coloured patination on one face, covered with brown spots; other face with cream-coloured and orange patination, slightly worn, and with large frost fracture. |
| Length | 13.4 cm |
| Width | 7.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | ach. anc. ++35 - Other Number |
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