Handaxe
It is a medium-sized handaxe prepared on sandstone, characterised by large, deep primary flake-scars. The earliest type of hand axe is called the Acheulean hand axe and is from the Palaeolithic Age, the oldest part of the Stone Age. Hand axes were made from different types of hard rocks. Studies of surface-wear patterns reveal hand axes were used to butcher and skin, dig in soil and cut wood or other plant materials.
Object information could be updated as new research findings emerge.
DIMENSIONS/ SIZE
12.5 X 11.6 X 4.6 cm
COLLECTION THEME ( OUT OF THE 5 )
Archaeology
GALLERY
Gallery A
OBJECT TYPE
Object 1
REGION
Narmada Valley, Madhya Pradesh
ACCESSION NO. / MUSEUM ID NO.
Arch 11196 (2)
TIME PERIOD
Palaeolithic Period
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