Hand Axe
EU803
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU803 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul | Rue Pluvial Quarry |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint implement - Coup-de-poing type. Slender pick form. France, Somme, St. Acheul. Chellean or Acheulian. Revised Card:Flint hand-axe - Elongated, pick-like. Thickens towards fractured base. Yellow olive shiny patination. France, Somme, St. Acheul, Rue Pluvial Quarry. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 9.4 cm |
| Width | 4.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Henry C. Mercer, 1893 |
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