Mesolithic (9600 - 4000 BC)
The Mesolithic period (or 'Middle Stone Age') in Britain dates from just after the end of the Pleistocene ('Ice Age') approximately 11,600 years ago, to the beginning of the Neolithic period about 4000 BC. During the Mesolithic period Britain slowly became an island. This was due to a warmer period which saw ice sheets melting, a rise in sea levels and covering the land bridge (Doggerland) which connected Britain to Europe. New tools were developed. Axes, which had been held in the hand in the Palaeolithic period, were now hafted onto wooden handles. They were also given smooth polished surfaces. Tiny flakes of sharp flint known as microliths were used as arrow heads and spear points, many which were barbed. The Mesolithic period is the earliest post-glacial period known in England. It ended with the beginning of farming, about 6,000 years ago.
Description: Mesolithic/Neolithic flint hand axe, or scraper? Ref. # SI/3
Date: Around 11,600 - 4000 years
Marks/Observations: From an old collection, the object is labelled as being found at Devenis (archaic for Dewlish, Dorset) in 1924. described by the British Museum from a photo sent to them as 'Flaked axe, either Mesolithic or Neolithic'
Condition: very good, strong defining flaked surface
Dimensions: 10cm x 4.5 cm x 3cm
Price: R200.00
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Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject and communication with the British Museum.
This is a genuine artefact.
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