Hand Axe (uncertain)

Coup-de-Poing

EU780

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU780
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Period Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Thick flake worked on one face to coup-de-poing form. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint. Triangular. Naturally fractured flint in form of hand axe and possibly used as such. Cortex on one face. Yellow olive patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Middle Acheulian?

Length 8.9 cm
Width 6.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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