Hand Axe

EU803

From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU803
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint implement - Coup-de-poing type. Slender pick form. France, Somme, St. Acheul. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card:Flint hand-axe - Elongated, pick-like. Thickens towards fractured base. Yellow olive shiny patination. France, Somme, St. Acheul, Rue Pluvial Quarry. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 9.4 cm
Width 4.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893

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