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Object Number 39-54-40/5366
Display Title Hand axe
Descriptions
Object Description Hand axe
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axes, ovate, grey, brown, with cortex
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Acheulean III
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / England / <State> / Kent
Additional Geographic Terms Swanscombe; Milton Street, Great Pit
Materials Chert
Dimensions Overall: 12.4 x 8.7 x 3.5 cm (4 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 13
Label on object 39-54-40/5366; 21

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