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LOT 0329
Very Large British Museum Recorded Palaeolithic Handaxe from the Happisburgh Area
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000 B.P.
6 7/8 in. (773 grams, 16.1 cm).
Handaxe of Wymer's type D, slightly buff patinated rolled flint.
ProvenanceFound by Mr P. Macro in the Parish of Walcott (via GPS location), which is directly next to the Parish of Happisburgh, where this stretch of beach adjoins.
The discovery was made in 2019 after the ‘Beast from the East’ storm, which stripped the beach of the sand and helped to erode the Palaeolithic artefacts from the ancient Thames river bed.
During the time the artefacts were dropped, the Thames ran through North Norfolk and what is now Happisburgh before it was pushed down to its current position in London via the Ice Age glacial melts.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-8D526A.
The site of Happisburgh in Norfolk has helped to push the history of inhabitation of the British Isles back by 200,000, making it a site of special importance.
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LOT 0329
Very Large British Museum Recorded Palaeolithic Handaxe from the Happisburgh Area
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