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Palaeolithic Handaxe
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Winchester Museum Service, Lucy Shipley, 2007-08-23 12:02:55
Title
Palaeolithic Handaxe
Description
English: An Acheulian cortical handaxe (Lower Palaeolithic), with a shape very suggestive of a ficron form. Almost the entire surface of both faces is covered in an orange-red patina, but where hints of the original flint are visible, one can estimate its hue to be of a dark grey shade. The left side of the implement is beautifully regular, with clear removal marks and a straight cutting edge, while the other is far less regular, with a large bulge protruding outwards from the previously straight and regular edge. There is an area of seemingly unworked surface at the butt end, possibly an aid to holding. The flint is in good condition, with little recent scarring visible.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 500000 BC and 180000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 190740
Old ref: HAMP-D66127
Filename: HAMP-D66127handaxe.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/147934
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/147934/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/190740
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