Flake
EU638
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU638 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Upper Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry |
| Period | Upper Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original card: Flint implement - Utilized flake of Chellean or Acheulian age. France, St. Acheul. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint flake - Broad quadrangular flake. Oblique striking platform. Triangular section. Light bluish patination. Blade-like edges. Traces of red clay. France, Somme, St. Acheul, Rue Pluvial Quarry. Upper Acheulian? |
| Length | 8.4 cm |
| Width | 7.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893 |
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