Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU739

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU739
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Rounded butt determined by cortex. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Called "pre-Chellean."

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Small lanceolate. Rounded base composed of cortex. Light brown yellow shiny patination. Curved in profile. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 7.7 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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