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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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stone handaxe . Pontnewydd Cave
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Tuff Handaxe . Pontnewydd Cave
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Handaxe group . Pontnewydd Cave
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Handaxe . Pontnewydd Cave
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stone handaxe . Pontnewydd Cave
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  • Tuff Handaxe . Pontnewydd Cave
  • Handaxe group . Pontnewydd Cave
  • Handaxe . Pontnewydd Cave
  • stone handaxe . Pontnewydd Cave

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

Acquisition

Donation, 20/6/1979

Measurements

length / mm:84.2
width / mm:54.0
thickness / mm:32.0

Material

tuff

Location

St Fagans Wales Is gallery : Neanderthal Tools and Animals

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Neanderthal Tools & Animals record verified by E.A. Walker
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