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Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe and End Scraper Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe and End Scraper Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe and End Scraper
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LOT 1709

Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe and End Scraper

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, 1,000,000-500,000 B.P.

3 5/8 - 4 3/8 in. (462 grams total, 9.3-11.2 cm).

Handaxe lentoid in section with broad edge; blade tongue-shaped with inked findspot 'Morocco-Algeria Border'. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Morocco / Algeria border, North Africa.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1709

Stone Age 'Homo Erectus' Quartzite Acheulean Handaxe and End Scraper

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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