File:ESS- 7DE464 Palaeolithic handaxe (FindID 401369).jpg

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ESS- 7DE464 Palaeolithic handaxe
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Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Laura McLean, 2010-08-09 08:36:04
Title
ESS- 7DE464 Palaeolithic handaxe
Description
English: A small flint Palaeolithic handaxe dated circa 500,000-40,000 BC. It has a pointed distal end and a fairly rounded proximal end. There is bifacial working and there is retouching to both long sides. The dorsal surface has a completely white patina and the ventral surface has a flecked greyish patina with a large area of cortex still remaining. The ventral surface has many bulb scars.

Length 87.17mm, width 61.01mm, thickness 19.14mm, weight 99.8g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 500000 BC and 40000 BC
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FindID: 401369
Old ref: ESS-7DE464
Filename: 7DE464.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/292730
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/292730/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/401369
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