Nucleus (Lithic)
EU817
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU817 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flaked Nodule (Flint) - Cutting tool (or racloir) with partly flaked grip. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Lower Palaeolithic. Revised Card: Flint Nucleus. Large portion of cortex remaining. Yellow olive gray shiny patination. Rectilinear edge. Probably reutilized as tool. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian? |
| Length | 9 cm |
| Width | 6.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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