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Object Number 55-58-40/7824
Display Title 3 flat triangular and cordiform flint hand axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone hand axes, one with cortex on one end, one with a basal notch
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 × 6.8 × 2.7 cm (3 7/16 × 2 11/16 × 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 55-58-40/7824

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