Mesolithic/Neolithic Quartzite flaked axe, or hand axe? Around 11,600 – 4000 years BCE - Ref. # SI/6

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Mesolithic (11,600 - 4000 BCE)

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 Quartzite flaked axe, or hand axe? Around 11,600 4000 years BCE - Ref. # SI/6

Date: Around 11,600 4000 years

Marks/Observations: European origin. Well shaped stone axe, possibly a hand axe, showing bifacial tapered shape with chisel end. Strong, large flaked surface. Described by the British Museum from a photo sent to them as Possibly a flaked axe, but very worn. Mesolithic or Neolithic.

Condition: Worn, but flaked surface still well defined.Typical shape of a hand axe.

Dimensions: 16cm x 5.5cm x 4cm

Price: R400.00
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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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