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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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