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Primitive flint fist axe
Primitive flint fist axe
Object Number 36-22A-40/3715
Display Title Primitive flint fist axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, roughly ovate, flared butt, pointed blade
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Cromerian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / England / <State> / Suffolk / Brandon
Intrasite Base of Cromer Forest Bed
Additional Geographic Terms Runton, East
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 9 x 5.3 cm (3 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-22A-40/3715; 532; Fig 14

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