Stone Age

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STONE AGE

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PALEOLITHIC

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A hand axe from the Ravensbourne at Elm Park, Essex.

Lower Paleolithic handaxe of small size, possibly a reuse of the tip of a broken larger axe. 400,000 -300,00 BP

Drawing by Hazel Martingell, photos by Caroline McDonald, ex Finds 
Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme,  Essex.



A simple uniface hand axe from the Thames at Battersea



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MESOLITHIC

The tranchet adze from Chelmsford, Essex.



Drawing by Hazel Martingell, photos by Caroline McDonald, ex Finds 
Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme,  Essex.



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