Mauritania Prehistoric Hand-Axe

A rough, flaked, three pointed hand-axe, or chopper, with a light green patina to one side and red patina to the other. The rounded back could be a right handed grip rather than a left grip area. It is not certain if it was used as a tool because the fractures of the current edges seem to be still sharp.

Mauritania: unknown site
Typology: Acheulean Period: 1,800,000 to 300,000 BC
Fint with a « beach or dune » patina - green on the back and red on the front, small chips, one of which is recent.
Dimensions: 15.7 x 11.6 x 5 cm

 

Provenance Provenance: Jean-Pierre Cartier, Escales, France