Cleaver

Coup-de-Poing

EU753

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU753
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement. Coup-de-poing type. Heavy, oblong form. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Palaeolithic.

Revised Card: Flint Cleaver. Parallel side edges. Olive shiny patination. Somewhat worn. Incipient cones of percussion. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 15 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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