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Flint flake tool

Object

Flint tool

Production date

700000BC=250000BC

Object number

1991.678

Physical Description

Flint, triangular, one side concave, brown, angled spine on other, red and white paper label 'Hackney Marshes'. Edges heavily abraded.

Object history

Large flint flake. The smoothed/worn edges suggest this item was probably found outside of its original context (e.g. not as part of the 'Palaeolithic floor')

Associated Event

Associated Place

Dimension

Height: 125mm
Width: 81mm
Depth: 35mm

On display?

No

Inscription

Hackney Marshes
(Gravel 15[ft?])
252