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Description: | A complete quartzite Chopper core edge of the Palaeolithic period, c. BC 800,000 - c. BC 40,000.The quartzite edge has been struck from a pebble core. It has been worked unifacially (one side). Approximately 70% of the pebble has been worked. One large flake has been removed, and natural breaks have been made use of, to create the main shape, with a few smaller flakes removed from the right hand side to create an edge. By using the natural break it has created a bifacial effect with only unifacial working.It measures 102.5 mm in length, 80.9 mm wide and 39.31 mm thick. It weighs 413 g.The quartzite is a light to mid brown in colour, with a grey vein running down the surface. The object has a lustrous surface and appears to have been wind polished.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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