Flake

EU97

From: France | Charente | La Quina

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number EU97
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mousterian
Provenience France | Charente | La Quina
Locus E
Period Mousterian
Date Made 158000-38000 BCE
Section European
Materials Flint
Description

Original Card: flint implement - utilized flake. France, Charente, La Quina E. Mousterian Age.

1940 Revised: Flint Flake - Short, wide flake. Striling platform barely visible. Striking platform of former nucleus forms one edge. Perhaps used as side scraper. White patination. France, Charente, La Quina E. Mousterian.

Length 4.7 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Henri-Martin, 1923
Other Number LaQ E - Field Number

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