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LOT 0306
Stone Age Happisburgh Type Flint Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC, CIRCA 600,000-250,000 B.P.
5 1/8 in. (293 grams, 13 cm).
Of brown, buff and black patinated flint, the butt (Type A) fairly cortical with two 'horned' projections of the nodule, one much longer than the other, another patch of cortex remains towards the point to the dorsal face.
Provenance
Discovered by P Macro at Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK, between Tuesday 1st October 2019 and Saturday 30th November 2019.
Ex collection of P James, South England.
Acquired directly from the finder.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-3A3691.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Footnotes
The site of Happisburgh in Norfolk has helped to push the history of inhabitation of the British Isles back by 200,000 years, making it a site of special importance.
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