Point (uncertain)

Hand Axe (uncertain)

EU791

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU791
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Period Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Implement with one end squared to a cutting edge, the other pointed. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Lower Palaeolithic.

Revised Card: Flint Tool . Elongated point. Straight edge at base. Naturally fractured flint-probably utilized as hand axe. Frost fractures. Yellow patiantion. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Middle Acheulian?

Length 12.8 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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