- Object name(s):
- leaf point; Leaf Point
- Brief description:
- This tool may have formed a spear point. We cannot be sure if this technology belonged to the Neanderthals but their date in excess of 36,000 years ago predates any firm evidence for modern humans in Britain. This leaf point is made on blades.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Field collection place:
- Kent's Cavern
- Material:
- Flint
- Object name:
- leaf point; Leaf Point
- Object number:
- A3921
- Object production date:
- Early Upper Palaeolithic
- Date - period:
- Palaeolithic (500000-10000 BC)
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- A3921.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2c130cc6-8945-32ff-ba9c-b4073a1a96af
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2c130cc6-8945-32ff-ba9c-b4073a1a96af, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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