Handaxe (reproduction)

Museum number:
7-4975
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1805
Description:
Acheulian-type hand-axe; Quartzite; made by Coutier using wooden bar as striker
Donor:
Natural History Museum (London)
Collection place:
Europe
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Acheulean (ca. 1,760,000–130,000 BP) and Handaxes (prehistoric tools)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Dimensions:
width 8.2 centimeters and length 14.3 centimeters
Loans:
S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handaxe (reproduction), accession number 7-4975, described as Acheulian-type hand-axe; Quartzite; made by Coutier using wooden bar as strikerHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handaxe (reproduction), accession number 7-4975, described as Acheulian-type hand-axe; Quartzite; made by Coutier using wooden bar as striker

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