Nodule

Hand Axe

EU816

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU816
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Period Middle Acheulian (uncertain)
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flaked nodule (flint) - Pointed coup-de-poing, most of the cortex remains. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian.

Revised Card: Flint nodule - Pointed. Most of the cortex remains. Flaked at point-probably by natural agencies. Probably utilized as hand axe. Flint has yellow olive shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian?

Length 10.8 cm
Width 7.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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