Hand Axe
EU1739D
From: France | Saint-Acheul
Curatorial Section: European
Object Number | EU1739D |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Abbevillian |
Provenience | France | Saint-Acheul |
Locus | 40 metre terrace |
Period | Abbevillian |
Section | European |
Materials | Flint |
Description | Flint hand axe - "Alluvial of 3d terrace." Thick. Predominantly orange but grading into yellow patination. Lustered. Edges distinctly show retouch on alternate faces. End is fractured by frost. Slightly fissured by frost. A few fine reddish sands adhering. p. ch. 13 |
Length | 10.9 cm |
Width | 6.7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
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