Flake

EU849

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU849
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Period Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian
Date Made 422000-398000 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint implement (worked flake) - Racloir. Rhomboidal or oblong with point. England, Galley Hill, Swanscombe. Lower Palaeolithic.

Revised Card: Flint flake - Rectangular, with striking platform at corner. One corner forms point. Yellow shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Calcton I type.

Length 12 cm
Width 8.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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