Flake
Coup-de-Poing
| Object Number: | EU788 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Paleolithic |
| Provenience: | England Kent Swanscombe |
| Period: | Paleolithic |
| Section: | European |
| Materials: | Flint |
| Length: | 12 cm |
| Width: | 6.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
Description
Original Card: Flint Implement - Heavy thick flake worked to elongate coup-de-poing shape. England, Swanscombe. Lower Palaeolithic.
Revised Card: Flint Flake. Probably naturally fractured. Thick. Portion of cortex remaining. Yellow-brown patination on lower face. Later flaking of striking platform and upper face. Much rolled and battered. England, Kent, Swanscombe. Palaeolithic.
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