Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU808
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU808 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Galley Hill |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flaked Nodule (Flint) - Rude coup-de-poing. England, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Lower Palaeolithic. Revised Card: Flint Hand Axe. Probably originally a nucleus and reutilized as hand axe. Oblique edge at point shows utilization. Thick. Yellow brown shiny patination. England, Kent, Swanscombe, Galley Hill. Middle Acheulian type. |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 8.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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