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Description: | A complete flint biface handaxe of lower to upper Palaeolithic date (500,000-150,000 BC). The lithic is sub-triangular/pointed ovate in profile. The upper surface has invasive stepped flaking across approximately 2/3 of the surface. There is retained cortex across approximately 1/3 of the dorsal surface situated at the proximal end. The distal, left and right hand edges contain semi-abrupt retouch.The lower surface is predominantly convex and has been invasively flaked, across the majority of the surface. A minor amount if cortex is retained along the left proximal edge.The flint is grey with an orangey brown patination and brown and cream inclusions throughout. The cortex is a light creamy brown in colour.This lithic was recovered from a gravel pit from which several other chert implements including a large Levallois flake. The deposit from which the object was recovered is situated on a terrace of the Axe Valley gravels.
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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