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Object Number
37-115-40/4176
Display Title
4 flint hand axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, ovate, with cortex
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
England
/
<State>
/
Kent
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Swanscombe; near; Barnsfield Pit
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 7.4 x 4.4 cm (4 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
37-115-40/4176 (4141-crossed out); BRN/VII 32/1, 2, 3, 4
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for 4 broken flint hand axes (butts, points, etc.)
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