Flake
EU823
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU823 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill |
| Period | Lower Paleolithic | Clactonian |
| Date Made | 422000-398000 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint implement (worked flake) - Thick heavy recloir. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Lower Palaeolithic. Revised Card:Flint flake - Thick, heavy flake with large oblique striking platform and very much accidented bulb. Large part of cortex remaining on upper face. Yellow olive shiny patination. Striated. Edges show utilization, mostly from upper face. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Clacton I type. |
| Length | 11.3 cm |
| Width | 9.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
| Other Number | Anthro 41 - Cast Number |
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