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Lower / Middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe
Handaxe in two pieces of Lanceolate form.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
25.155/719
Find Information
Site Name: Milton Street, Swanscombe
Date: 19th century, Late
Notes: "Tip end given by the workmen (no. 21) in November 1899. Butt end found by Stopes in the pit (no. 20) Jan 27th 1900 in a cutting 30-40 yards back from the place where the point was found. The men had tried to find the butt. Mr R. Jones was with me at the time I found the butt. At Milton Str. Pit, Swanscombe, Kent."
Acquisition
Purchase, 31/3/1925
Measurements
length / mm:187
width / mm:111.2
thickness / mm:53.6
weight / g:807
Material
flint
Location
In store
Categories
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