Hand Axe
EU1739B
From: France | Somme | Saint-Acheul
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU1739B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Abbevillian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Saint-Acheul |
| Locus | 40 metre terrace; "Alluvial of 3d terrace" |
| Period | Abbevillian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Flint hand axe - Crude. Quite possibly entirely shaped by frost action. Edges show traces of utilization. Orange-brown patination on one face; opposite face yellow-white and light brown patination. Lustered. Worn. p. ch. 17 |
| Length | 11 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from the Field Museum, 1914 |
| Other Number | p. ch. 17 - Collector Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.