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Description: | Lithic implement. This is a Lower Palaeolithic hand axe (with later damage). The flint is now stained dark brown and orange. It is worked along both ventral edges and on both faces. A large flake has been lost due to damage on one face, revealing a creamy beige coloured surface. The axe is 114.2mm long, 69.1mm at the widest point, 17.16mm thick and weighs 149.51g. It dates from 500,000 - 200,000 BC.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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