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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
Series Title
Athena Review
Volume
4
Pages
22
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