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Palaeolithic handaxe
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None, Julian Watters, 2008-04-29 12:21:16
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Palaeolithic handaxe
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English: A flint handaxe of probable Middle Palaeolithic (430,000 - 40,000 BP) date.

The form of the tool is sub-cordate, having a rounded butt and slightly convex sides which taper towards a (now missing) point. In section, the tool is pointed sub-oval, with one face having a much more pronounced curvature than the other. The tool has been roughly worked through the removal of a number of broad flakes, the scars for which extend downwards and outwards from the central ridge on each side. At the butt is a surviving portion of the original cortex. The break at the tip reveals the original flint to have been mid grey in colour, but the surfaces of the tool are now greyish-white as a result of patination.

The tool measures 148.09mm long, 74.41mm wide and 34.11mm thick. The weight is 404.6g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 430000 BC and 40000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 217092
Old ref: BH-6F9982
Filename: Palaeo axe 08 28.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/173284
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/173284/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/217092
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Object location51° 45′ 54.36″ N, 0° 18′ 08.9″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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