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Object Number
39-38-40/5405
Display Title
6 small pointed flint hand axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, triangular, ovate, grey/tan, w/ cortex,
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean II
- Acheulean III
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Intrasite
30 metre terrace
Additional Geographic Terms
Somme Valley; Cagny; Route de Boves
Materials
Chert
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 3.1 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
39-38-40/5405; CAGNY. RTE DE BOVES/SOMME.
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-38-40/5431 | 7 small pointed to ovoid flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5443 | 5 small dull pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5453 | 6 small flint hand axes |
Axe
|
Noyers St. Martin
| |
| 39-38-40/5428 | 3 medium-sized, pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5399 | 5 medium-sized, broad pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5400 | 4 medium-sized, broad pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5408 | 6 broken flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5398 | 3 large pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
Raw Material |
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5430 | 7 medium-sized oval flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5427 | 3 medium-sized flint hand axes made on roughly pointed nodules |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5401 | 3 medium-sized, flint hand axes made on roughly pointed nodules |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5425 | 3 large pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
|