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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. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | -500000
-200000 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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