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Object Number
33-103-40/289
Display Title
Fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, fist axe, ovate, brownish-yellow, w. cortex
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chellean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
England
Additional Geographic Terms
Aylesford
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-103-40/289; Aylesford
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-10-40/E1166 | "Fist-axes" small |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-96-50/2271 | Very crude Pre-Chellean type of quartzite fist axe |
Axe
|
Railway Pit Rubbles
| |
| 36-96-50/1707 | Large coarsely worked quartzite fist axe with cortex adhering to the butt end |
Axe
|
Nsongezi
| |
| 36-1-60/2649 | 4 flint fist axes - 3 heavily rolled & patinated with cortex adhearing |
Axe
Raw Material |
Syria
| |
| 12-10-40/E1170 | "Fist-axes" long type |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 12-10-40/E1168 | "Fist-axes" small |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 12-10-40/E1164 | Frags. of "Fist-axes" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-96-50/2324 | Small quartzite fist axe chipped to a triangular point |
Axe
|
Western Province
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1544 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 20-32-50/B2443 | Fist axes - oval |
Axe
|
Sidi Baikia
|