Handaxe

Details

• Title

  Handaxe

• Associated place

  Europe › France › Haut-Garonne › Toulouse › Lavallette (find spot)

• Date

  Lower Palaeolithic Period (Western Europe) (c. 800,000 - c. 200,000 years ago)
  Lower Palaeolithic Period (Western Europe) (c. 800,000 - c. 200,000 years ago)

• Material and technique

  flint

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › flint

• Object type

  tool/implement › handaxe

• Dimensions

  9.4 cm (width)
  16 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1928.203.c

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