Blade

EU592

From: France | Dordogne | Le Moustier

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU592
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mousterian
Provenience France | Dordogne | Le Moustier
Period Mousterian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Utilized flake (blade) - "Longer than usual" (Smith) Mousterian. See Eu 577. France, Dordogne, Le Moustier. Mousterian.

Revised Card: Flint blade - "Longer than usual" (R.A. Smith of British Museum). Pointed. Triangular section. Fractured at striking platform. Light-colored flint. Small notch on one edge. #2. France, Dordogne, Le Moustier. Mousterian.

Length 9.9 cm
Width 3.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of the British Museum, 1919
Other Number 2 - Other Number | CG2017-9-236 - Other Number

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