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Lower Palaeolithic stone handaxe
Handaxe with pebble cortex on some side. Pointed in form but assymetrcal in shape.
Stone handaxes were used by the Neanderthals in Pontnewydd Cave to butcher animals for joints of meat.
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Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
79.39H/10.C8
Find Information
Site Name: Pontnewydd Cave, St Asaph
Grid Reference: SJ 0155 7106
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1978
Notes: World War II dump
Measurements
length / mm:84.2
width / mm:54.0
thickness / mm:32.0
weight / g:130.5
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