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Object Number 31-55-40/E3764
Display Title Fist axe with transverse edge, quartzite
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, cleaver-like, wedged, grey
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mousterian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Spain
Additional Geographic Terms Cueva Morel; Villanueva; Santadu
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.1 x 9.3 x 3.6 cm (4 3/8 x 3 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object E3764; 5; Villaescusa/Musterieuse/Hacha de Munio?

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