Flake
EU1755
From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1755 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain) |
| Locus | 40 metre terrace? |
| Period | Abbevillian (uncertain) | Clactonian I (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | No Original Card Revised: Flint flake - Irregular in shape with cortex remaining on greater part of upper face. Perhaps of natural origin. Very slightly patinated a brownish-gray. Lustered. Retouch and utilization from alternate faces with one edge retouched into large notch. North France (?St. Acheul, 40 metre terrace). Abbevillian or Clactonian I. See note on EU 1748a card. |
| Length | 5.5 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
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