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Description: | A large quartzite hand axe of Palaeolithic date.Dr. Bill Boismeyer, of Northamptonshire Archaeology has seen the hand axe and has confirmed its Palaeolithic date. Dr. Nick Ashton of the British Museum has also commented, stating that quartzite handaxes are not common in Britain. He adds: "although in theory it could be British...As one of many possibilities, it resembles many of the handaxes from southern India. Unfortunately there's no easy way of telling from its shape or technology...quartzite is pretty ubiquitous across many parts of the globe".Images of the handaxe have ben passed onto geologists who may be able to suggest a possible origin for the stone.
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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