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PALAEOLITHIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT
A Palaeolithic bifacial artefact. This is an uncommon artefact, probably of Middle Acheulian date, made sometime between 400,000-200,000BC. Technically it is a bifacially flaked artefact. Originally it may have been a handaxe that was subsequently modified into a side scraper with a concave edge. It measures 93mm long, 51mm wide and weighs 109.25g. It is stained all over a terracotta brown colour …
Subject
- archaeology - PALAEOLITHIC
Type of item
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Medium
- Stone
- Stone
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Creation date
- -400000
Places
- United Kingdom; Essex; Colchester
Identifier
- ESS-C29B11
Year
- -400000
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:32:11.404Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:24:19.670Z