Flake
EU1771
From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1771 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain) |
| Locus | 40 metre terrace? |
| Period | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | No Original Card Revised: Flint flake - Irregular in shape. Continuation of striking platform into thick edge which forms sharp point with adjoining blade-like edge. Both side edges show utilization. End in shape of transverse burin. Yellow patination on upper face. Lower face very slightly patinated. Lustered. A few fine reddish sands adhering. North France (?St. Acheul, 40 metre terrace). Abbevillian or Clactonian I. See note on EU 1748a card, |
| Length | 5.8 cm |
| Width | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | p. ch. - Other Number |
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