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Palaeolithic handaxe
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Suffolk County Council, Andrew Brown, 2011-04-06 12:00:03
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Palaeolithic handaxe
Description
English: A large flint handaxe of Palaeolithic date in the Acheulian tradition. It is sub-triangular in form with a pointed oval shaped cross section and struck from flint that has a stained medium to dark brown colour. The axe has a rounded tip with triangular butt end and heavy flake scars on all surfaces. It shows signs of having been rolled whilst in the ground. This axehead measures 186mm in length, 115mm in width, 52mm in thickness and weighs 989g. It is of Lower Palaeolithic date, c.500,000-40,000 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 800000 BC and 180000 BC
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FindID: 437041
Old ref: SF-AE50E5
Filename: MNL_SF-AE50E5.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/323686
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/323686/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/437041
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