Hand Axe

EU1860E

From: France | Somme | Abbeville (uncertain) | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU1860E
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Acheulian II (uncertain) | Acheulian III (uncertain)
Provenience France | Somme | Abbeville (uncertain) | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Period Acheulian II (uncertain) | Acheulian III (uncertain)
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Flint hand axe - Cordiform. Fractured by frost on upper part of one face. Also shows frost fissures. Whitish yellow patination. Very much lustered.

Length 9.6 cm
Width 6.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914
Other Number ach. anc. ++49 - Other Number

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