Hand Axe

Racloir

EU775

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU775
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Worked flake, triangular - racloir. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint Hand Axe. Triangular. Straight edge forming base. Fractured at point. Shiny mottled patination, mostly gray-brown. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 7.3 cm
Width 6.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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