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4 small flint hand axes
Object Number 41-37-40/5756
Display Title 4 small flint hand axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone bifaces, handaxes, small, ovate, w. cortex
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / England / <State> / Kent
Intrasite From the middle gravel
Additional Geographic Terms Swanscombe; Thames Valley, Barnfield Pit
Materials Chert
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 6 x 3.9 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 41-37-40/5756; Barnfield Pit/Swanscombe/Middle Gravel/S./Aug.1934

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