Hand Axe
EU636
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU636 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Upper Acheulian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry |
| Period | Upper Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - see EU633. France, St. Acheul. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Roughly oval. White shiny patination. Traces of red clay. France, Somme, St. Acheul, Rue Pluvial Quarry. Upper Acheulian type. |
| Length | 7.6 cm |
| Width | 5.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893 |
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