Nodule
Hand Axe
EU816
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU816 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flaked nodule (flint) - Pointed coup-de-poing, most of the cortex remains. England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint nodule - Pointed. Most of the cortex remains. Flaked at point-probably by natural agencies. Probably utilized as hand axe. Flint has yellow olive shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian? |
| Length | 10.8 cm |
| Width | 7.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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