Flake
EU577
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU577 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lower Acheulian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul |
| Period | Lower Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Utilized flake, Chellean ? Nos, 577-623 form a "study series", British Museum. France, St. Acheul. Chellean? Revised Card: Flint flake - Roughly square. Retouched at one corner to form sharp point, as if for drill. Spotted yellow-green shiny patination. Cortex remaining on part of upper face and on striking platform. France, Somme, St. Acheul. Lower Acheulian type. |
| Length | 6.4 cm |
| Width | 6.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the British Museum, 1919 |
| Other Number | 21 - Other Number |
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