Hand Axe
EU1858B
From: France | Somme | Abbeville (uncertain) | Saint-Acheul (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1858B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Acheulian II (uncertain) | Acheulian III (uncertain) |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Abbeville (uncertain) | Saint-Acheul (uncertain) |
| Period | Acheulian II (uncertain) | Acheulian III (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Flint hand axe - Cordiform. Rounded edge at base. Fairly thin. Very sightly patinated a light yellow, with darker yellow patination on part of one face. Fractured and fissured by frost. Light coloured sands adhering. |
| Length | 12.9 cm |
| Width | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | ach. anc. ++75 - Other Number |
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