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283 hand axe ventral.JPG
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2004-10-28 09:36:37
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283 hand axe ventral.JPG
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English: Fragment of a Hand axe Late Palaeolithic 500,000-200,000 Length 71mm, width 42mm, thickness 19mm Acheulian hand axe. Flaking scars on both the ventral and dorsal sides around the edge, the tool is triangular in plan with an off centre point at the base. The flaking scars are large a crude and the edges have been worn smooth. The surface patina is light brown with off white mottling and small dark brown speckles throughout.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Gloucestershire
Date between 500000 BC and 180000 BC
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FindID: 78347
Old ref: GLO-3BE525
Filename: 283 hand axe ventral.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/41031
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/41031/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/78347
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