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LOT 2805
Swanscombe Stone Age Knapped Hand Axe
MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150,000-60,000 B.P.
3 1/8 in. (122 grams, 80 mm).
Piriform in plan with thick bulb at the base; old findspot label 'Kent / Swanscombe'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Swanscombe, Kent, UK.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The name of the site is associated with 'Swanscombe Man', the remains of a late Homo erectus or an early Homo sapiens individual. Recent investigation suggests that the remains are those of a 400,000-year-old early Neanderthal woman.
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LOT 2805
Swanscombe Stone Age Knapped Hand Axe
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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