Flake
EU1784B
From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
Object Number | EU1784B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
Provenience | Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain) |
Locus | 40 metre terrace? |
Period | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
Section | European |
Materials | Flint |
Description | Flint flake - Roughly square, thick flake. Cortex remaining along thick edge. Brown-yellow shiny patination slightly tinged with blue and white. Short striking platform. Disengaged cone but gently rounded bulb. Some traces of utilization on edges. See note on EU 1748a card. |
Length | 8.2 cm |
Width | 7.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
Other Number | p. ch. - Other Number |
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