Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU664
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU664 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type, very crude. Called "Bone crushing tool." England, Swanscombe (Kent). "Pre-Chellean" probably Chellean. Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Banded flint. Shiny patination. Red sands adhering. England, Kent, Swanscombe. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 8.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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