File:Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe (FindID 1008304).jpg

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Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Matthew Fittock, 2020-09-16 07:53:09
Title
Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe
Description
English: A near complete Lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced flint hand axe dating c. 500000-190000 BC. The axe is pointed-oval in form and planoconvex in profile and cross-section. The point is slightly narrower than the butt, with the thickest section about two thirds of the way along the body. Each face is covered in shallow flake removal scars with some evidence for more precise retouching on some of the upper edges. The lower edges have been bluntly retouched. The surface is covered by re-formed cortex which has a mid-orange patina due to iron staining, with paler areas in denser cortextual areas. There appears to be some damage to the butt end of the dorsal surface.

The hand axe measures 97mm in length, 58mm in maximum width and 31mm in maximum thickness. It weighs approximately 140 grams.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Central Bedfordshire
Date between 500000 BC and 190000 BC
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FindIdentifier: 1008304
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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/1115908
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1115908/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1008304
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 12 November 2020)
Object location51° 55′ 03″ N, 0° 39′ 51.3″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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