Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU739
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU739 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Rounded butt determined by cortex. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Called "pre-Chellean." Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Small lanceolate. Rounded base composed of cortex. Light brown yellow shiny patination. Curved in profile. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 7.7 cm |
| Width | 5.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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