Nucleus (Lithic)

EU812

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU812
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Clactonian (uncertain) | Acheulian (uncertain)
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Period Clactonian (uncertain) | Acheulian (uncertain)
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Large heavy worked flake - apparently a rude racloir. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Palaeolithic.

Revised Card: Flint Nucleus. Olive colored on upper face. Many-colored-orange, green, and yellow on lower face. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Clacton or Acheulian type.

Height 4.2 cm
Length 100 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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