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Re: axe.
Aha, this is the hugemongous one from Furze platt. I posted an old pic of this regarding sizes in replicating an Acheulian hand axe topic. It was next too a tiny one from the same site, I think I said any size is authentic!
mr.hertzian cone- Knap Meister
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A beautiful piece of bifacial knapping, nice photograph too you really captured the flake scars. It always amazes me how many years of practice it takes for a modern human just to be as good at knapping as a hominid.
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What always gets me is the size of the flakes that they where able to drive off.
mr.hertzian cone- Knap Meister
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I wonder where the flint came from - lovely colour that I have not seen before. - your right mr H it was in a cabinet with a small polished axe next to it,
the barnacle- Knap Meister
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The flint colouration comes from its patina. that is the flint has been stained by the soil it has been laying in. If you look centre top you can see a grey patch, the original colour.
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interesting - thanks for the explanation.
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