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Palaeolithic Stone Tool

Object

Flint tool

Production date

328000bc=3000000bc

Object number

1991.685

Physical Description

Flint, triangular, one flat side, brown and beige.

Object history

Stone tool. This could reasonably classified as a scraper, a limace, or even a small handaxe. Probably used for scraping animal skins.

Associated Person

Joseph Exhall Greenhill (Archaeologist)

Dimension

Height: 80mm
Width: 45mm
Depth: 20mm

On display?

No

Inscription

148 G [Greenhill Collection no. 148]