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English: Lithic implements.

    1. Acheulian hand axe: Flaking scars on both the ventral and dorsal sides around the edge, the tool is triangular in plan with a central point at the bottom, the butt is flat. The flaking scars are large a crude and flint has been heavily worn.  The surface patina is light brown with off white mottling and small dark brown speckles throughout, 5% cortex at the on the butt.  The artefact is made from flint. Length 78mm, width 53mm, thickness 27mm, weight 95.1g

    2. Acheulian hand axe: Triangular in plan, one arise on dorsal with scaled flaking scars along the edges, invasive flaking scars covers the ventral, flat trimmed butt.  The flaking scars are large and crude the flint has been worn smooth. The surface patina is light brown.  The artefact is made from flint.  Length 71mm, width 47mm, thickness 20mm, weight 68.1g

    3. Acheulian ovate handaxe: This has a semicircular working edge along the side, top and bottom, with crude bifacial flaking scars that are long, scaled at a semi-abrupt angle.  The artefact is very worn, the patina is light brown with a caramel appearance with occasional white speckles. Length 70mm, width 50mm, thickness 22mm, weight 115.5g
    
 

It is thought that Homo erectus was the first hominid to use such technology (bifacial hand axes), though this industry is much more readily associated with our ancestors Homo sapiens and particularly with Neanderthals as well. The Acheulean era began about 1.5 million years ago but did not reach this country until about 500,000 years ago and ended about 100,000 years ago.