Hand Axe
EU681
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU681 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Elongate, sharpe-pointed, triangular. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Milton St. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Triangular, due to fractured base. Olive shiny patination. Cortex remaining at point. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 6.7 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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