Resource class palaeostar:Site Url https://collections.durham.ac.uk/s/palaeostar/item/1187 Title Fordwich References
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Condition Heavily Rolled Lightly Rolled Rolled Shape Cleaver Ovate Point Typology D DF DK E F FG G GJ GK H JK K Country UK Region Kent Raw material Flint Type Cleaver Handaxe Date Pre-MIS 14 --