Hand Axe

EU1374

From: France | Artins

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU1374
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience France | Artins
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint implement - Flattened coup-de-poing, chipped all over. France, Artins. Acheulian (upper).

Revised Card: Flint hand axe - Oval pointed. Light olive shiny patination. Some retouch of later date. Iron stains. France, Artins. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 8.8 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the American School of Prehistoric Research in Europe, Ales Hrdlicka, Director, 1924
Other Number 5 - Other Number

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