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Description: | Palaeolithic Acheulian cordate hand axe knapped from blue-grey flint. The axe was shaped with covering removals knapped from the surface. The surface of the axe is heavily patinated and is a cream-orange colour. There is damaged on the dorsal surface. Acheulian had axes usually date from the lower Palaeolithic, but occasionally can be of a middle Palaeolithic date. The axe is 94mm long. | Subjects: | Acheulian Hand Axe | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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