Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU732

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill (uncertain) | Barnfield Pit (uncertain) | Milton Street Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU732
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill (uncertain) | Barnfield Pit (uncertain) | Milton Street Pit
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Elongated pear shape - truncated. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill or Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Lanceolate. Fractured at point. Olive colored shiny patination. Slightly rolled. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill or Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 9.7 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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