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Description: | Large Acheulian hand axe. Dated to the Lower Paleolithic era (early stone age), approximately 500,000 to 250,000 BC. Triangular shape. The blunt end of the axe (the handling end) is 92mm wide and 32mm thick. It tapers down towards the tip, which is now missing. The axe is 120mm long from the edge to the break. The broken end is 39mm wide and 8mm thick. There is evidence of retouching along the edges, which are still relatively sharp, indicating a long period of use. Achelian handaxes are fashioned out of large stone pebbles, using antler as a tool to skillfully knapp away flakes until the shape, size and sharpness is suitable for use as a cutting and striking tool. The flint is a tan colour, suggesting it has been in an ironstone rich gravel quarry. The edges are still quite defined, and so it has not been rolled or abraded significantly after deposition. Aechulian handaxes have been found across the world, from Africa, Asia and Europe, and have often been used to trace early human migration across the continents. They are associated with Homo Erectus and Homo Heidelbergensis (archaic Homo Sapiens), and date to between 1million to 250,000 years BC. This style of axe is a later style and dates to between 400,000 and 250,000 BC.
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