File:Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe (FindID 390032-281236).jpg
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Summary
editLower Palaeolithic Handaxe | |||
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Photographer |
Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2010-05-17 11:24:24 |
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Title |
Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe |
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Description |
English: Lower Palaeolithic, flint handaxe length width thickness. This is a 'ficron' type handaxe which belongs to the Middle Acheulian tradition. The axe is sub-triangular in plan, with slightly concave sides. There are multiple flaking scars on both the dorsal and ventral sides consisting of large flake removal on the main body of the piece and slightly finer flake removal along the edges. The butt is slightly darker in colour with about 5% cortex still remaining. The whole artefact has a light brown colour, the tip has been truncated in the past exposing a grey flint which a patina has started to form over. The condition of the flint is excellent, some of the ridges are very slightly worn suggesting some limited smoothing by water but on some of the flakes the ripples are still clearly visible.
The Acheulian period spans from c.600, 000 to 245,000 years ago in Britain although most finds of this type date from 400,000-250,000 years ago corresponding to a period of warmer climate. They were produced by the hominid species Homo heidelbergensis. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Gloucestershire | ||
Date | between 600000 BC and 245000 BC | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 390032 Old ref: GLO-119032 Filename: 3287 Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/281238 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/281238/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/390032 |
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Permission (Reusing this file) |
Attribution-ShareAlike License | ||
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Object location | 51° 41′ 06.36″ N, 2° 18′ 59″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.685100; -2.316390 |
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current | 13:52, 14 February 2017 | 2,298 × 1,065 (1.21 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, create missing image based on cross-ref check. FindID 390032, ImageID 281236, batch page 10587 |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D50 |
Exposure time | 1/100 sec (0.01) |
F-number | f/5 |
Date and time of data generation | 20:45, 20 November 2007 |
Lens focal length | 38 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Windows |
File change date and time | 09:33, 17 May 2010 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Not defined |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 20:45, 20 November 2007 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 4.5 APEX (f/4.76) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 50 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 50 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 50 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 57 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Image width | 2,298 px |
Image height | 1,065 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 10:33, 17 May 2010 |