Flake

EU1748I

From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU1748I
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain)
Provenience Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Locus 40 metre terrace?
Period Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain)
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Flint flake - Thick and roughly heart-shaped. Fragment which has detached from parent black by frost. Slightly patinated a light blue. Lustered. Portion of cortex has older light orange patination on upper face. Some traces of utilization and a few fine reddish sands adhering. See note on EU 1748a card.

Length 6.9 cm
Width 6.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914

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