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Description: | An incomplete flint ovate handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic (c. 500,0000BP-c. 40,000BP) date. Wymer (1968, p. 57) suggests that the majority of ovate handaxes belong to the Late Middle Acheulian Industries.
Approximatley half of the tool survives. It has convex sides and narrows towards the intact cutting edge. The tool has been bi-facially worked to create a pointed-oval profile. The surfaces display a series of broad flake removal scars which angle downwards from the centre. In addition to the broad flakes a number of narrower, blade-like flakes have been removed to help form the edges. Two small patches of the original flint cortex remain. The remainder of the surface is a heavily patinated yellowish-white colour. This patination continues across the diagonal break, suggesting that the damage occurred in antiquity. More recent damage to the tool's edges reveals the original flint to be dark grey in colour.
The handaxe measures 94.8mm long, 77.8mm wide and 25.3mm thick. The weight is 180.63g. | Subjects: | Ovate handaxe | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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