Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU800
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU800 |
| 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 - Long Oval coup-de-poing type. France, Lomme, St. Acheul. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Elongated oval. Orange patination. Long flat flake scars characteristic of wood technique. France, Somme, St. Acheul, Rue Pluvial Quarry. Lower Acheulian type. |
| Length | 12.7 cm |
| Width | 6.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893 |
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