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Object Number
41-37-40/5755
Display Title
5 medium sized flint hand axes
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, ovate, patinated, w. cortex
Classification
- Axe
- Raw Material
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: 10.7 x 7.8 x 4.6 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
41-37-40/5755; Barnfield Pit/Swanscombe/Middle Gravel/S./Aug.1934
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