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Object Number
12-10-40/E1167
Display Title
"Fist-axes" large, pointed
Descriptions
Object Description
"Fist-axes" large, pointed
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axe, brown/black, ovate
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
France
Additional Geographic Terms
St. Acheul; Amiens, near; Somme
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 8.2 x 3.6 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
E1167; St Acheul
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-32-50/B2444 | Fist axes - pointed |
Axe
|
Sidi Baikia
| |
| 12-10-40/E1165 | "Fist-axes" large, ovate |
Axe
Raw Material |
France
| |
| 36-96-50/2317 | 2 large, thick quartzite fist axes, one evidently unfinished |
Axe
|
Western Province
| |
| 12-10-40/E1168 | "Fist-axes" small |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 12-10-40/E1170 | "Fist-axes" long type |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-1-60/2649 | 4 flint fist axes - 3 heavily rolled & patinated with cortex adhearing |
Raw Material
Axe |
Syria
| |
| 12-10-40/E1164 | Frags. of "Fist-axes" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 37-74-50/2133 | 6 quartzite fist axes |
Axe
|
Tit Mellil
| |
| 36-6-50/1535 | 2 quartz fist axes |
Axe
|
Oldoway
| |
| 12-10-40/E1241 | "Fist-axes" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 32-52-60/21 | 4 flint nuclei; 2 fist axes(?) |
Raw Material
Axe |
Palestine
| |
| 37-10-40/3749 | 3 flint fist axes - slightly rolled |
Raw Material
Axe |
Berkshire
|