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Object Number
38-105-40/4678
Display Title
2 flint handaxes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axes, tan, ovate, 1 with thumb hold
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Additional Geographic Terms
Somme; St. Acheul
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.1 x 7.9 x 5 cm (5 3/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
38-105-40/4678; Eu.2437 ; EU.2442; 313; 4299; ACHEUL /AMIENS/FRANCE/Drift
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-105-40/4676 | 2 flint handaxes |
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|
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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