Nucleus (Lithic)
EU1743A
From: France | Saint-Acheul
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1743A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Provenience | France | Saint-Acheul |
| Locus | Alluvial of 3rd terrace | 40 metre terrace |
| Period | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Flint nucleus - Roughly oval and thick. Flakes have been removed from both faces. Retouched at slighty later date on lower right edge of one face. Greenish-yellow shiny patination. Very slightly worn. A small amount of fine reddish sands and white clay-like deposit adhering. Striking platform in shape of cocked hat. p. ch. 29 |
| Height | 5 cm |
| Length | 9.4 cm |
| Width | 7.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
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