Eolith (natural flint once thought to be of human manufacture)

Details

• Title

  Eolith (natural flint once thought to be of human manufacture)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Kent › Canterbury › Reculver (find spot)

• Date

  late 19th - early 20th century (1871 - 1930)
  Modern Period (Britain) (AD 1850 - 2000)

• Material and technique

  flint

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › flint

• Object type

  sample › pebble › eolith

• Dimensions

  7.5 cm (height)
  4.6 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1959.21

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