Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU745
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU745 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Irregular shape with longer slender point. called "fabricator." England, Swanscombe, Milton Street. Palaeolithic. Revised Card: Flint tool - Elongated, irregular point. Shows where large flake has been removed on one face. Probably used as hand axe. Olive, shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Barnfield Pit. Middle Acheulian? |
| Length | 12.6 cm |
| Width | 4.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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