Flake
EU1789
From: Northern France | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1789 |
| 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 - Probably of natural origin. Has prominent cone of percussion and scarred bulb. Pear-shaped. Thick. Cortex remaining on upper face. Light gray-blue shiny patination. Retouched along edges which have cream colored patination. North France (? St. Acheul, 40 metre terrace). Abbevillian or Clactonian I. See note on EU 1748 card. |
| Length | 7 cm |
| Width | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | p. ch. - Other Number |
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