Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU675

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU675
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Upper Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Period Upper Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - coup-de-poing type. Elongate type, slender, fine workmanship. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Probably Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Lanceolate. Slender. Light colored mottled shiny patination with bluish tinge. Large frost fracture, of more recent date, on side. Fine workmanship. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Upper Acheulian type.

Length 12.8 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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