Hand Axe
EU1795
From: France | Somme | Montieres
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1795 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Upper Acheulian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Montieres |
| Locus | Basal unstratified gravels of high low terrace. cf. Boutmy-Muchembled |
| Period | Upper Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Revised: Flint hand axe - Lanceolate. White patination. Rolled. Red earth adhering. Crystallization in flint on one face. France, Somme, Montieres, basal unstratified gravels of high low terrace. Cf. Boutmy-Muchembled. Upper Acheulian type. See note on EU 1790 card. |
| Length | 11.8 cm |
| Width | 6.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | 59 - Other Number |
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