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1884.122.151

Stone hand-axe

1884.122.151

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone hand-axe
Long description
Hand-axe of brown flint with mid yellowish brown patina covering the majority of all surfaces. Cortex and orange staining present. [CG [Excav. PR] 16/01/2013]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Palaeolithic
Date collected
1868 Sept
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Thick: max 53 mm, Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 105 mm, Weight 291 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.122.151
Research and responses

J Evans discusses Palaeolithic finds at Reculver in his 1862 paper to the Society of Antiquaries London entitled 'Flint implements in the Drift: being an account of further discoveries on the Continent and in England' [CB 30/10/2009]

Search terms: Tool, Hand-axe

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