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Object Number 41-37-40/5757
Display Title 7 flint flakes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tools, unifacially flakes, thin, flat and broad
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Uniface
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: 10.8 x 5.9 x 1.9 cm (4 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object 41-37-40/5757; Barnfield Pit/Swanscombe/Middle Gravel/S./Aug.1934

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