2958 - Large Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe. Palaeolithic Period, circa 60,000 B.P. Ovate in profile and lentoid in section with broad butt and rounded point; some cortex to one face. 1.23 kg, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.).

Large Stone Age Knapped Flint Hand Axe. Palaeolithic Period, circa 60,000 B.P. Ovate in profile and lentoid in section with broad butt and rounded point; some cortex to one face. 1.23 kg, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.). Found close to the Palaeolithic Neanderthal site of Lynford Quarry, Norfolk. Private collection, London, UK. Lynford Quarry, a famous and well-documented site, sits on the edge of an ancient channel of water where Neanderthals thrived and hunted. When excavated many years back, hundreds of flint tools were unearthed alongside thousands of butchered bones and teeth of mammoths, woolly rhinos and deer. This axe may have been used for crushing bones to extract the nutritious marrow. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.