Inventory #:

375

Type:

Handaxe

Material:

Quartzite

Period:

Early Acheulian 800,000-300,000 years ago

Provenance:

River Terraces of Haute-Garonne, Southwest France

Measurements:

16 cm x 10 cm

Unifacial handaxes crudely made on large cobbles are one interesting type of tool found at this site.

References: Le paléolithique inférieur et moyen en Midi toulousain : nouvelles données et perspectives de l'archéologie préventive (Bruxelles et al., 2003); The Acheulian of Western Europe (Manuel Santonja and Paola Villa)