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Object Number
39-38-40/5442
Display Title
9 flint hand axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axes, ovate, oval, triang, blue, yellow, cream
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean I
- Acheulean III
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Intrasite
45 metre terrace
Additional Geographic Terms
Somme Valley; Montieres; Tategrain; Route de Saveuse
Materials
Chert
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 8 x 4.2 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
39-38-40/5442; MONTIERES/TATEGRAIN/ Rte de Saveuse/45m; MONTIERES/ TATEGRAIN/Hau
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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
| |
| 39-38-40/5446 | 15 flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5404 | 7 small ovate flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5445 | 2 small discoidal flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5401 | 3 medium-sized, flint hand axes made on roughly pointed nodules |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5430 | 7 medium-sized oval flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5444 | 3 small flint hand axes, probably on flakes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 65-20-50/11137 | 9 lanceolate flint hand-axes |
Axe
|
Mali
| |
| 39-38-40/5400 | 4 medium-sized, broad pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5443 | 5 small dull pointed flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5396 | 3 very large oval flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 39-38-40/5402 | 6 medium-sized parallel-sided flint hand axes |
Axe
|
France
|