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Description: | Paleolithic? flint hand axe, 61mm long, 48mm wide and 18mm thick. The axe is in good condition and made from brown flint, with some recortication, and weighs 51.26 grams. The axe is bi-ficially worked and has a plano convex section. It has a scraper edge, a damaged cutting edge and a curved chopping edge.Dr Kevin Leahy writes: this object appears to be a Middle Palaeolithic 'bout coupe'' handaxe and is therefore of some interest.
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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