Hand Axe
EU1371
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1371 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint implement - Amygdaloid scraper. Chipped all over flat face. France, St. Acheul. Acheulian (lower). Revised Card: Flint hand axe - Elongated oval. Rounded edge forming base. Mottled grayish shiny patination. Portion of cortex remaining on one face. France, Somme, St. Acheul. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 9.8 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the American School of Prehistoric Research in Europe, Ales Hrdlicka, Director, 1924 |
| Other Number | 5 - Other Number |
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