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Lower Palaeolithic flint hand axe, reverse view
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Colchester Museums, Caroline McDonald, 2006-06-27 15:54:22
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Lower Palaeolithic flint hand axe, reverse view
Description
English: Lithic implement. This is a Lower Palaeolithic hand axe (with later damage). The flint is now stained dark brown and orange. It is worked along both ventral edges and on both faces. A large flake has been lost due to damage on one face, revealing a creamy beige coloured surface. The axe is 114.2mm long, 69.1mm at the widest point, 17.16mm thick and weighs 149.51g. It dates from 500,000 – 200,000 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 500000 BC and 200000 BC
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FindID: 136087
Old ref: ESS-144FE8
Filename: DSCN4054.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/106516
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/106516/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/136087
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