Nucleus (Lithic)
EU599
From: England | Kent | Northfleet
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU599 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Upper Paleolithic |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Northfleet |
| Period | Upper Paleolithic |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Nucleiform grattoir of Aurignacian type. "Sometimes used as steep-ended planes." (Smith), See Eu. 577. France, Dordogne. Revised Card: Flint nucleus - "Sometimes used as steep-ended planes" (R.A. Smith of British Museum). See Eu 577. Double-ended. Bluish-gray patination. #14. France, Dordogne. Upper Palaeolithic-type. |
| Height | 3.5 cm |
| Length | 6.3 cm |
| Width | 3.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the British Museum, 1919 |
| Other Number | 14 - Other Number |
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