Product Description
Cromerian - Anglian Interglacials c.MIS 21-17, c.866,000 - 674,000 BC. A rare and extremely early Lower Palaeolithic flint "Proto" hand axe found at the famous Palaeolithic site of Happisburgh, Norfolk (Pronounced "Hazeboro") which together with Pakefield, Suffolk are just couple of sites on the East Anglian coast that have yielded definitive and scientifically dated proof for the earliest habitation by Prehistoric Man in the entirety of the U.K. Finds at Happisburgh and Pakefield in recent years have now pushed back proven Hominid occupation in the UK by some 200,000-300,000 years to in excess of 800,000 years B.C. and as such Happisburgh and (neighbouring) Pakefield are now considered to be two of the most important Prehistoric habitation sites in the U.K.] This pleasant hand axe has been fashioned from a thick flake of the dark black flint, so synonymous with this area, bi-facially and well worked for such and early piece, with a clearly defined functional point. Totally intact and in very good condition for its great age with good surfaces and a pleasant shiny old Palaeolithic patination to worked surfaces; A rare, appealing and tactile example of a very early hand axe from a most notable prehistoric site, 85mm long x 78mm wide x 32mm at thickest
