Hand Axe

Coup-de-Poing

EU751

From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU751
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Middle Acheulian
Provenience England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Period Middle Acheulian
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Heavy, oblong form. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Called "pre-Chellean."

Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Elongated, with parallel sides. Rectilinear edge at point. Very little work on one face. Shiny olive patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type.

Length 10.8 cm
Width 5.6 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913

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