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Description: | A bifacially worked Lower Palaeolithic chert handaxe, dating to the period c. 500,000-150,000 BC. It is ovate in form, lenticular in cross section and has a slight reversed 'S' profile. It has been struck from an orange/brown chert that has extensive dark orange patination. Both faces have covering, scaled, semi-abrupt flaking. One face exhibits old damage in the form of a chip. The other face exhibits a large area where more recent damage has occured, evidenced by a break in the patination.The handaxe measures 141.36mm in length, 92mm at its widest, 37.98mm in thickness and weighs 597g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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