Nucleus (Lithic)

EU1342

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU1342
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian II
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Period Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian II
Date Made 422000-398000 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original card: flint implement - core, roughly wedge-shaped with utilized cutting or scraping edge. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Lower Palaeolithic.

Revised Card: Flint nucleus - Banded flint. Mostly yellow and orange shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Clacton II type.

Height 8.5 cm
Length 14 cm
Width 10.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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