Product Description
Hoxnian Interglacial period (MIS 11-10) c.424,000 to 374,000 years old. A large and heavy (0.6kg) Lower Paleolithic flint "Proto" hand axe found many years back at the famous Prehistoric site of Hoxne, Suffolk (a site that gave the name to the Hoxnian Interglacial period) and from an old Norfolk collection. Fashioned from a large thick flake of dark grey / black coloured flint, two or three large flake removals plus some light working on the reverse have been used to define the main functional point. This large and heavy hand axe was likely used to smash open large mammal bones in order to extract the nutritious bone marrow. Pebble cortex still insitu on much of the large grip end to aide grip in the hand. Intact and in very good condition for its great age with some light surface dirt as excavated but with a good shiny old collection patina to worked surfaces, an imposing example of an early Paleolithic hand tool and from a very notable prehistoric site. 108mm long x 95mm wide x 75mm thick
