Hand Axe
87-39-954
From: France | Somme | Abbeville | Menchecourt
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-39-954 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian |
| Provenience | France | Somme | Abbeville | Menchecourt |
| Period | Middle Acheulian |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Oval. Rounded edge forming base. Rather broad edge at point. Buff colored patination. Found at 8 metre depth in diluvium, 1849 (VB 1937) Flint, brown yellow flecked patina. Amygdaloid Found at 8 metrea depth in diluvium, 1849 (HNW 1933) |
| Length | 10.1 cm |
| Width | 6.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-37-954 - Old Museum Number | 1137 - Other Number |
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