Hand Axe
EU777C
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU777C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Flakes worked on both faces to lance-head shape Revised Card: Flint Handaxe. Thin pointed cordiform. Portion of cortex remaining on one face. Rounded base. Yellow olive shiny patination. Frost fractures. |
| Length | 9.5 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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