Hand Axe
EU1739B
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul
Curatorial Section: European
Object Number | EU1739B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Abbevillian |
Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul |
Locus | 40 metre terrace; "Alluvial of 3d terrace" |
Period | Abbevillian |
Section | European |
Materials | Flint |
Description | Flint hand axe - Crude. Quite possibly entirely shaped by frost action. Edges show traces of utilization. Orange-brown patination on one face; opposite face yellow-white and light brown patination. Lustered. Worn. p. ch. 17 |
Length | 11 cm |
Width | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
Other Number | p. ch. 17 - Collector Number |
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