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Object Number 12-10-40/E1169
Display Title "Fist-axes"
Descriptions
Object Description "Fist-axes"
Inventory Description Chipped stone hand axes
Classification
  • Biface
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms St. Acheul; Amiens, near; Somme
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.1 × 7.7 × 2.9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object E/1169

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