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Flint fist axe
Image Not Available for Flint fist axe
Object Number 36-16-40/3604
Display Title Flint fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, fist axe, roughly ovate, with cortex
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chellean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / England
Additional Geographic Terms Buckingham; Thames Valley; Marlow District
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 7.7 x 6.1 cm (6 11/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-16-40/3604

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