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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Scraper :C51
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Scraper:C51 CLACTONIAN. MODE 1 SCRAPER FROM NORTHFLEET, KENT. Length 7cm x Width 4cm The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably c. 450,000 BC Members of the Clactonian tribe made distinctive tools from flint pebbles and flakes struck from larger nodules. Some of these tools are very crude. Just simple worked pebbles, others show a slightly higher standard of craftsmanship. Particularly flint ... morecores worked to a rough edge for use as choppers or chopping tools. Northfleet; where this tool was found. Borders Swanscombe. ALL CUSTOMERS* I offer combined shipping on multiple items. If you are interested in more than one artefact and they have a few days to go. I will wait until you have finished your order and then invoice you with a final combined shipping price. gsrx_vers_566(GS 6.7.1(566)
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Large Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Cobble Chopper :C47
Large Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Cobble Chopper:C47 LARGE AND HEAVY CLACTONIAN. MODE 1 COBBLE CHOPPER FROM NORTHFLEET, KENT. Length 10cm x Width 8cm. WEIGHT 700 grams The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably c. 450,000 BC Members of the Clactonian tribe made distinctive tools from flint pebbles and flakes struck from larger nodules. Some of these tools are very crude. Just simple worked pebbles, others show a slightly ... morehigher standard of craftsmanship. Particularly flint cores worked to a rough edge for use as choppers or chopping tools. Northfleet; where this tool was found. Borders Swanscombe. ALL CUSTOMERS* I offer combined shipping on multiple items. If you are interested in more than one artefact and they have a few days to go. I will wait until you have finished your order and then invoice you with a final combined shipping price. gsrx_vers_566(GS 6.7.1(566)
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Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 Unifacial Notched Cleaver Chopper :p188
Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 Unifacial Notched Cleaver Chopper:p188 For sale; from my personal field walking collection. A large unifacial Mode 1 notched cleaver c hopping tool. This tool has been made on a large flaked flint nodule. The tool has good clear working detail and is in very good condition. Found at Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 15.5 cm x Width: 6.5 cm(max) Weight: 540 grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea ... morein Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably c. 450,000 years ago. Members of the Clactonian tribe made distinctive tools from flint pebbles and flakes struck from larger nodules. Some of these tools are very crude. Just simple worked pebbles, others show a slightly higher standard of craftsmanship. Particularly flint cores worked to a rough edge for use as choppers or chopping tools. Northfleet; where this tool was found. Borders Swanscombe. UK CUSTOMERS* PAY ONE POSTAGE ONLY. Any additional tool purchased in the same order will be sent free of charge, just let me know when you have completed your order. International Orders: I will combine all tools purchased and give you the best shipping price I can find. For large orders. I will send via courier EU: Shipping upto 4kg = £19.50 US/Canada: Shipping upto 4Kg = £27_gsrx_vers_566(GS 6.7.1(566)
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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Quartzite Pebble Tool :p372
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Quartzite Pebble Tool:p372 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 unifacial quartzite pebble chopping tool. This pebble tool is in good condition with clear working detail and great patination. Date approx: 500.000-400,000 years Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 6 cm x Width: 4 cm(max) Thickness: 2 cm Weight: 69 grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material ... morefound on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably around 450,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.000 and 400,000 years ago, an ancestral group of H. heidelbergensis separated themselves shortly after they had left Africa. One group branched northwest into Europe and West Asia, which eventually evolved into Neanderthals. The other group ventured eastwards throughout Asia, eventually developing into Den
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Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 Unifacial Chopping tool :p242
Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 Unifacial Chopping tool:p242 For sale; from my personal field walking collection. A Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial chopping tool made on a nodule. From Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 8.5 cm x Width: 5 cm(max) Thickness: 3 cm Weight: 200grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style ... moretools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably c. 450,000 years ago. Members of the Clactonian tribe made distinctive tools from flint pebbles and flakes struck from larger nodules. Some of these tools are very crude. Just simple worked pebbles, others show a slightly higher standard of craftsmanship. Particularly flint cores worked to a rough edge for use as choppers or chopping tools. Northfleet; where this tool was found. Borders Swanscombe. UK CUSTOMERS* PAY ONE POSTAGE ONLY. Any additional tool purchased in the same order will be sent free of charge, just let me know when you have completed your order. International Orders: I will combine all tools purchased and give you the best shipping price I can find. For large orders. I will send via courier EU: Shipping upto 4kg = £19.50 US/Canada: Shipping upto 4Kg = £27_gsrx_vers_566(GS 6.7.1(566)
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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Pebble Drilling Tool:p267
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Pebble Drilling Tool:p267 For sale; from my personal field walking collection. A Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial pebble tool. From Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 6 cm x Width: 5 cm(max) Thickness: 2.5 cm Weight: 94 grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. ... moreSuggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably c. 450,000 years ago. Members of the Clactonian tribe made distinctive tools from flint pebbles and flakes struck from larger nodules. Some of these tools are very crude. Just simple worked pebbles, others show a slightly higher standard of craftsmanship. Particularly flint cores worked to a rough edge for use as choppers or chopping tools. Northfleet; where this tool was found. Borders Swanscombe. UK CUSTOMERS* PAY ONE POSTAGE ONLY. Any additional tool purchased in the same order will be sent free of charge, just let me know when you have completed your order. International Orders: I will combine all tools purchased and give you the best shipping price I can find. For large orders. I will send via courier EU: Shipping upto 4kg = £19.50 US/Canada: Shipping upto 4Kg = £27_gsrx_vers_566(GS 6.7.1(566)
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Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 Unifacial Pebble tool :p222
Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 Unifacial Pebble tool:p222 For sale; from my personal field walking collection. A Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial pebble chopping tool. From Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 6 cm x Width: 5 cm(max) Thickness: 3.5 cm Weight: 115 grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. ... moreSuggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably c. 450,000 years ago. Members of the Clactonian tribe made distinctive tools from flint pebbles and flakes struck from larger nodules. Some of these tools are very crude. Just simple worked pebbles, others show a slightly higher standard of craftsmanship. Particularly flint cores worked to a rough edge for use as choppers or chopping tools. Northfleet; where this tool was found. Borders Swanscombe. UK CUSTOMERS* PAY ONE POSTAGE ONLY. Any additional tool purchased in the same order will be sent free of charge, just let me know when you have completed your order. International Orders: I will combine all tools purchased and give you the best shipping price I can find. For large orders. I will send via courier EU: Shipping upto 4kg = £19.50 US/Canada: Shipping upto 4Kg = £27_gsrx_vers_566(GS 6.7.1(566)
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Lower Palaeolithic, Unifacial Mode 1 Chopping Tool on a Nodule, From Kent p417
Lower Palaeolithic. Unifacial Mode 1 Chopping Tool on a Nodule, From Kent p417 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A Lower Palaeolithic unifacial Mode 1 chopping tool made on a flint nodule. This palm sized chopper has been unifacially worked to produce a simple chopping point. This chopper has been made for left handed use. This tool is in superb condition with clear detailed working and nice even patination. With no staining. Date approx: 500.00 0-400.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 8.5 cm x Width: 5 cm(max) Thickness: 4 cm Weight: 251 grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. ... moreAnd appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably around 450,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.000 and 400,000 years ago, an ancestral group of H. heidelbergensis separated themselves shortly after they had left Africa. One
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Lower Palaeolithic, Unifacial Mode 1 Pebble Chopping Tool, From Kent p413
Lower Palaeolithic. Unifacial Mode 1 Pebble Chopping Tool, From Kent p413 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A Lower Palaeolithic bifacial Mode 1 chopping tool made on an oval pebble. This palm sized chopper has been unifacially worked to produce a simple chopping point. This tool is in superb condition with clear detailed working and nice even patination. With no staining. Date approx: 700.00 0-400.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 8.5 cm x Width: 6.5 cm(max) Thickness: 4 cm Weight: 323 grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species ... morein direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably around 450,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.000 and 400,000 years ago, an ancestral group of H. heidelbergensis separated themselves shortly after they had left Africa. One group branched northwest into Europe and West Asia,
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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Anvil & Chopping Tool,From Kent p421
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Anvil& Chopping Tool,From Kent p421 CLOSE UP OF CRAZED ANVIL SURFACE CAUSED BY HARDHAMMER BLOWS. CORTICAL BASE OF ANVIL. For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A large Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 anvil and multi point chopping tool. This sale is for a large multi functional tool. It has been made on a heavy flint nodule, it is triangular in plan with a flat cortical base, two chopping points and one side tranchet cleaver. The central part of the tool has been pulverised and looks crazed with pitted fragments. It suggests that this tool was also used as an anvil for hardhammer tool production. The base of this tool is cortical. It would sit nice and flat for this kind of work to be carried out upon it. This tool is heavy. It is likely that this tool was to be used at base camp, as apposed ... moreto being carried around for making tools on the move. This tool is in superb condition with clear detailed working and nice even patination. With no staining. Date approx: 450.00 0-300.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length: 14 cm x Width: 14 cm(max) Thickness: 7 cm Weight: 1.518 grams Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. The Clactonian culture is named after a superb collection of prehistoric material found on a site close to Clacton-On-Sea in Essex. England. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. But it was probably around 450,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensi
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X3 Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Pebble Flake Tools ,From Kent p433
X3 Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Pebble Flake Tools,From Kent p433 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. Are three very early, Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial flake tools. These flake tools have been made on split river cobbles. All three have simple bifacial retouches, for such early tools they all have great detailed working. As already stated these flake tools are in superb condition. They have clear working detail with nice even patination, far better in the hand than the photos. A great tool for any collection. Date approx: 700.00 0-400.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length cm: 8-8-6 Width cm: 6- 5.5- 4.5 Thickness cm: 1.5 Weight grams: combined) 327 Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with ... morethe Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. However with recent datable finds from Pakefield and happisburgh in Norfolk, England, pushes back the previously known occupation of Britain by 200,000 years to 900,000- 800,000 years, this is the earliest known occupation for North Western Europe to date. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern hu
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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Trihedral Chopping Tool,From Kent p426
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Trihedral Chopping Tool,From Kent p426 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A very nice Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial trihedral chopping tool. This chopping tool has been made on a flint nodule. The chopper has been laterally worked to form a trihedral point. The proximal end remains cortical for grasping. This tool is in superb condition with clear working detail and nice even patination. With no staining or damage. A great tool for any collection. Date approx: 450.00 0-350.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length cm: 8.5 Width cm: 7 Thickness cm: 5 Weight grams: 229 Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some ... moretime later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. However with recent datable finds from Pakefield and happisburgh in Norfolk, England, pushes back the previously known occupation of Britain by 200,000 years to 900,000- 800,000 years, this is the earliest known occupation for North Western Europe to date. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.0
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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Nodule Chopper,From Kent p430
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Nodule Chopper,From Kent p430 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A very nicely made Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial chopper made on an oval bull flint nodule. The rounded distal edge has been bifacially retouched. This chopping tool is in outstanding condition with clear working detail and nice even patination. Far better in the hand than the photos. A great tool for any collection. Date approx: 400.00 0-350.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length cm: 11 Width cm: 6.5 Thickness cm: 4.5 Weight grams: 379 Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And ... moreappear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. However with recent datable finds from Pakefield and happisburgh in Norfolk, England, pushes back the previously known occupation of Britain by 200,000 years to 900,000- 800,000 years, this is the earliest known occupation for North Western Europe to date. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.000 and 400,000 years ago, an ancestral group of H. heidelbergensi
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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Cobble Chopping Tool,From Kent p428
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Cobble Chopping Tool,From Kent p428 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. A nicely made Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial chopping tool, this chopper has been made on a split river cobble. This tool has a cordiform aspect to it. It has been worked to form a rounded chopping point, the chopper feels made for left handed use. This chopping tool is in very good condition with clear working detail and nice even patination. A great tool for any collection. Date approx: 450.00 0-350.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length cm: 8 Width cm: 7.5 Thickness cm: 4 Weight grams: 264 Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance in Europe some time ... morelater. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. However with recent datable finds from Pakefield and happisburgh in Norfolk, England, pushes back the previously known occupation of Britain by 200,000 years to 900,000- 800,000 years, this is the earliest known occupation for North Western Europe to date. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelbergensis. Between 300.000
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Lower Palaeolithic, Mode 1 Unifacial Chopper on a Nodule, From Kent p436
Lower Palaeolithic. Mode 1 Unifacial Chopper on a Nodule, From Kent p436 For sale; from my personal fieldwalking collection. Is a Lower Palaeolithic Mode 1 unifacial chopping tool with great percussion hard hammer detail This chopper has been made on a small flint nodule. It is roughly triangular in plan and has been partially bifaced to produce a simple chopping point. This tool is in superb condition. It has clear working detail with nice even patination, far better in the hand than the photos. A great tool for any collection. Date approx: 400.00 0-350.000 years. Made by Homo heidelbergensis Found Northfleet. Near Swanscombe, Kent. Length cm: 8 Width cm: 6 Thickness cm: 3 Weight grams: 152 Mode 1 tools are simple chopping tools and flakes; they emerge approximately 2.6 million years ago in Africa with the Homo genus and make a first appearance ... morein Europe some time later. They are typically modified pebbles and cobbles. And appear to be manufactured by Early Homo species in direct response to immediate requirements. It is not known exactly when human groups first made their way into what is now Britain. However with recent datable finds from Pakefield and happisburgh in Norfolk, England, pushes back the previously known occupation of Britain by 200,000 years to 900,000- 800,000 years, this is the earliest known occupation for North Western Europe to date. At Swanscombe. Kent the deposit known as the Lower Gravels contained distinctive Clactonian style tools. Suggesting that a Clactonian tribe had established a riverside campsite in the area over 400,000 years ago. This tool was made by Homo heidelbergensis. Homo heidelbergensis is an extinct species of the genus homo which lived in Africa, Europe and western Asia from at least 600,000 years ago, and may date back 1,300,000 years. First discovered near Heidelburg in Germany in 1907, it was described and named by Otto Schoetensack. It survived until about 200,000 to 250,000 years ago. Neanderthals Denisovans and modern humans are all descended from Homo heidelber
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