Flake

EU856

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU856
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian (uncertain)
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Period Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian (uncertain)
Date Made 422000-398000 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint implement (worked flake) - Recloir, less clearly of above type (EU 855). England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Called "pre-Chellean."

Revised Card: Flint flake - Broad. Yellow olive and orange shiny patination. Striated. Retouch on edges from lower and upper face. Striking platform and part of bulb removed by subsequent retouch. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Clacton I?

Length 8.1 cm
Width 5.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913
Other Number 46-47 - Other Number

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