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bifacially worked piece
Object Type
bifacially worked piece
Museum number
1960,0406.55
Description
Flint bifacially worked piece. Object is highly stained and highly abraded with less than 30% cortex retained along the edge of one side.
Cultures/periods
Lower Palaeolithic
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Burnham Beeches
Materials
flint
Dimensions
Length:
81.66 millimetres
Weight:
194.10 grammes
Thickness:
26.86 millimetres
Width:
72.19 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Armand Donald Lacaille
Acquisition date
1960
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1960,0406.55