« Back to 996.1.75LOT

Site Details

St. Acheul - Saint Acheul

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection Read more about this collection »

Site Typequarry DescriptionThe type site for the Acheulean, named after a town in northern France, where the site is located. Saint Acheul's occupations (450,000-200,000 BP) represent a relatively late example of the Acheulean tradition. The site contains two main layers of chert, the lowermost of which was exposed between 450,000 and 200,000 BP, and was used extensively for lithic material.

Site Name St. Acheul Alternate Site Name Saint Acheul Site Type quarry Description
The type site for the Acheulean, named after a town in northern France, where the site is located. Saint Acheul's occupations (450,000-200,000 BP) represent a relatively late example of the Acheulean tradition. The…
The type site for the Acheulean, named after a town in northern France, where the site is located. Saint Acheul's occupations (450,000-200,000 BP) represent a relatively late example of the Acheulean tradition. The site contains two main layers of chert, the lowermost of which was exposed between 450,000 and 200,000 BP, and was used extensively for lithic material.

Citation

Page Citation for St. Acheul - Saint Acheul

Page Citation

"Site Details - St. Acheul - Saint Acheul, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-321/17-20699. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

Publications

Author unknown
Title Saint Acheul, France: handaxes and the beginnings of paleolithic archaeology
Publication Date 2004
Author Kipfer, Barbara Ann
Title Archaeology Wordsmith

Site Information

There are 21 specimens from this Item Group

990.17.2 - backed knife

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeknife Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens

990.17.7 - denticulate

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typedenticulate Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens

996.1.51 - unifacial flake

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeflake Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collectedno date

996.1.60 - amygdaloid biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1924

996.1.63 - limande biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1926

996.1.81 - amygdaloid biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1924

996.19.1 - groundstone axe

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens

996.1.75 - atypical end scraper

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typescraper Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1924

996.1.76 - typical Levallois flake

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeflake Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1926

996.1.77 - typical Levallois flake

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeflake Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens

996.1.88 - atypical naturally-backed knife

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeknife Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens

996.1.89 - discoidal biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens

996.1.82 - hachoir

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1924

996.1.83 - amygdaloid biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1924

996.1.1290 - pick

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typepick Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1923

996.1.1291 - groundstone axe

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1926

996.1.1292 - polished stone axe

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1926

996.1.1301 - polished stone axe

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1926

996.1.75LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typevarious sub-categories Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens

996.1.82LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typevarious sub-categories Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1924

996.1.1291LOT - lithic specimens

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedEurope: France, Somme, Amiens Date Collected1926