Record ID: HESH-DDC421
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but heavily rolled / abraded ovate-like handaxe of probable Palaeolithic date. In plan the axe is broadly oval in plan (with a relatively wide flat butt and pointed tip); and it is a pointed oval shape in profile. In cross section the axe has a clear humped shape. The axehead is bi-facially worked although some of the flakes on both the dorsal and ventral faces are invasive with hinge fractures suggesting they are a result of uncontrolled 'natural flaking' through movement in the soil. The dorsal (upper) face of the axe has been worked in many differing directions and contr…
Created on: Thursday 8th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Highley', grid reference and parish protected.