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Lithic : Palaeolithic
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Ellie Cox, 2013-08-15 15:35:31
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Lithic : Palaeolithic
Description
English: A complete flint/chert pointed Acheulian handaxe/biface of middle to upper Palaeolithic date (500,000-250,000 BC). The Hand axe is a pointed ovate. The upper surface is convex and retains cortex across approximately 1/3 of the surface, situated at the proximal end. The remaining surface has covering flaking and the pointed distal edge and both the left and right hand edges have crossed abrupt retouch. The lower surface is slightly concave, has covering flaking and retains no cortex.

The flint/chert is a dark grey and covered with light brown patination with a light orangey brown cortex.

This Handaxe 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.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 500000 BC and 250000 BC
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FindID: 573125
Old ref: SWYOR-CB9A73
Filename: MP0001a.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/436587
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/436587/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/573125
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Object location50° 42′ 43.56″ N, 3° 04′ 23.95″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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