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Object Number
37-10-40/3752
Display Title
Large flint fist axe with cortex on upper surface
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axe, ovate, brown, with cortex, pitted, broken
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
England
/
<State>
/
Berkshire
Additional Geographic Terms
Maidenhead; Furze Platt
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 11.7 x 6.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-10-40/3752; 1.; F. Platt.30-3-31/G.W.S./MAIDENHEAD/21
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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