Palaeolithic Hand Axe

EMHT2054.JPG

Identifier

EMHT2054

Title

Palaeolithic Hand Axe

Description

Roughly heart-shaped. Heavily patinated from lying in river water, the iron content of which has coloured it a warm brown. Two flakes were broken off by the dredge in Prinsted Channel about fifty years ago. 114 mm x 101 mm

Creator

Lower Palaeolithic man Homo Heidelbergensis

Date

500,000 BC

Relation

EMHT2052 and EMHT2053

Type

Physical Object

Stored Location

Archive Room/cabinet 4/ Lower Shelf

Citation

Lower Palaeolithic man Homo Heidelbergensis, “Palaeolithic Hand Axe,” Emsworth Museum, accessed May 9, 2026, https://www.emsworthmuseum.org.uk/emcms/items/show/10617.