Hand Axe
EU634
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU634 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lower Acheulian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry |
| Period | Lower Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - same as EU633. France, St. Acheul. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Fractured at base. Yellowish-orange shiny patination. Somewhat worn. Fissured by frost. France, Somme, St. Acheul, Rue Pluvial Quarry. Lower Acheulian type. |
| Length | 7.8 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893 |
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