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Object Number
37-87-40/3948
Display Title
2 flint hand axes - broken
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, axes, hand axes, brown, red/brown, ovate, w/ corte
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Additional Geographic Terms
Indre-et-Loire-Grand Pressigny
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 8.2 x 5.8 cm (5 x 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
37-87-40/3948; Pin./ 7/13
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-38-40/5396 | 3 very large oval flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5434 | 2 broken flint hand axes (butts, points, etc.) |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5408 | 6 broken flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5423 | 6 large flint hand axes - "cleaver" type |
Axe
Raw Material |
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5407 | 5 various broken-ended flint hand axes reused |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5439 | 2 large, long, single-edged flint cores or unfinished hand axes ? |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5430 | 7 medium-sized oval flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5432 | 7 parallel-sided ovoid flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 55-58-40/7821 | 5 flint hand axes of various types-heavily patinated and rolled |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5404 | 7 small ovate flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 38-73-40/4299 | 2 flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5431 | 7 small pointed to ovoid flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
|