ACHEULIAN - NORTH AFRICA

HANDAXE

Ref #:  235

Type:  Handaxe

Material:  Jasper

Period:  Acheulian  500,000 - 200,000 years ago

Provenance:  Sahara Desert

Measurements:  21.5 cm x 13 cm

Comments:  Massive with differential wind erosion accentuating layered structure on one side.  Tip damage is ancient.  Exposed side glossier than side facing down for millennia.