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Object Number
12-10-40/E1165
Display Title
"Fist-axes" large, ovate
Descriptions
Object Description
"Fist-axes" large, ovate
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, fist axes, ovate, with cortex
Classification
- Raw Material
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Additional Geographic Terms
St. Acheul; Amiens, near; Somme
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 9.5 x 3.7 cm (7 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
E1165; St. Acheul
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-10-40/E1167 | "Fist-axes" large, pointed |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-96-50/2317 | 2 large, thick quartzite fist axes, one evidently unfinished |
Axe
|
Western Province
| |
| 12-10-40/E1166 | "Fist-axes" small |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-1-60/2649 | 4 flint fist axes - 3 heavily rolled & patinated with cortex adhearing |
Axe
Raw Material |
Syria
| |
| 20-30-50/B2487 | Fist axes |
Axe
|
El Azrir
| |
| 12-10-40/E1170 | "Fist-axes" long type |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 12-10-40/E1168 | "Fist-axes" small |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 12-10-40/E1164 | Frags. of "Fist-axes" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 37-74-50/2133 | 6 quartzite fist axes |
Axe
|
Tit Mellil
| |
| 36-6-50/1552 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 36-6-50/1544 | 5 stone fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
|