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Description: | Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Measuring 210 x 115 x 37mm.This is a very large handaxe, probably one of the largest ever recorded from Norfolk. Although long and wide, the handaxe is relatively slim and has a profile that suggests that it may have been made on a flake. It is finished by large flake removals around the whole perimeter except at the point, where the flake scars are small. A recent chip shows that it is made from pale grey flint which is patinated and stained brown, heavily in some areas. The condition is lightly rolled and it is probably derived from a gravel deposit.Handaxes are the type tool of the Lower Palaeolithic period (600,000 - 100,000 years ago) when Britain, as part of Europe, was inhabited sporadically by early humans, when climatic conditions were suitable. It is generally considered that they were primarily butchery tools.
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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