Accession No
1924.1004 E.1 E
Description
Possibly part of a hand axe with flat butt end and orange patina over whole surface.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Kent; Canterbury; St Stephen's Pit
Period
Palaeolithic
Source
Gray, J. D. (Reverend) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.1004 E.1 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white label adhered to the object reads '2480' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked '2480' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Related Documents)
A hand written note seen with the object reads '2480 Perhapse the broken end of a very fine Palaeolithic implement, but the perfect state of the patination of the square end seems to indicate that that this specimen may very very probably be a complete implement. From a pit in St. Stephen's Parish Canterbury - Feby. 21. 1911. A.J. Goldsmith' on one side and 'T.O' on the other side.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Stone Handaxe
Event Date 1924
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Possibly part of a hand axe with flat butt end and orange patina over whole surface.
Event Date 18/5/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:296596
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