About this objectA broken Lower Palaeolithic flint handaxe; according to a paper label stuck to it, “The point found 4 days before the larger point about 4 ft apart and 6 ft deep. Nr Hitchin 29.XI.1880”. The break thus occurred before discovery and was probably the reason that the object was discarded. From the Highbury Clay Pit, Hitchin. Hertfordshire Historic Environment Record entry. A blog post about this handaxe.
Date Made424,000-375,000 years ago
PeriodLower Palaeolithic (750,000-150,000 BC)
Medium and MaterialsStone | Lithics | Flint
MeasurementsMain body: 146 × 107 × 34 mm
Tip: 59 × 64 × 22 mm
