Hand Axe
Coup-de-Poing
EU727C
From: England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | EU727C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | England | Kent | Swanscombe | Barnfield Pit | Milton Street Pit |
| Period | Middle Acheulian (uncertain) |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | Original Card: Flint Implement - Coup-de-poing type. Cf. EU714 Revised Card: Flint hand-axe - Roughly oval pointed. Base composed of cortex. Completely frost fractured. Orange patination. Reutilized as hand axe at later date. |
| Length | 8.9 cm |
| Width | 5.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Sidney Warrington, 1913 |
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