Hand-axe hand axe

Object number

LDSAL58.1

Material

flint
stone

Technique

Knapping

Dimensions

height: 165mm
width: 88.7mm
depth: 44.1mm

Location

Off site -

Associated place

Hoxne
Suffolk

Object history note

This handaxe is one of the two most famous handaxes in the world and one of the first to be engraved and published.

References

Reference (free text)

Volume XIII, 204, plate XV and XVI

Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Pointed weapon of silex, rudely formed. Apparently spear heads found at Hoxne Suffolk Part of a small collection of 15 weapons and implements of stone.