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Description: | Broken end of a Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe. The axe appears to have been originally oval, symmetrical in plan and profile although only one quarter is now complete and part of another quarter. Both sides are completely covered in shallow invasive retouch and the edges show some hackling and breaking. There is an old, irregular break across one end which has removed c.50% of the handaxe, there is another break down one side which has removed the edge, both are accidental or natural. The flint is very weathered and water worn with bright orange iron staining. 87.7mm long, 77.6mm, 25.8 thick, 133 grams.
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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