- Object name(s):
- leaf point; Leaf Point
- Brief description:
- This tool may have formed 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.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Field collection place:
- Bench Fissure
- Material:
- Flint
- Object name:
- leaf point; Leaf Point
- Object number:
- A5866
- Object production date:
- Middle Palaeolithic
- Date - period:
- Palaeolithic (500000-10000 BC)
- Object production place:
- Brixham
- Reproduction number:
- A5866.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/739a39ce-7c7a-3add-b785-044f227f0f0d
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/739a39ce-7c7a-3add-b785-044f227f0f0d, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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