Handaxe Description A multi-purpose stone tool used by the first people to live in Devon. We call them homo heidelbergensis and they lived in Britain during the warmer periods of the Ice Ages. Many hundreds of these tools have been found in gravel pits at Broom. Accession Loan No. 133/1986/74 Collection Class Devon archaeology Common Name handaxe Simple Name handaxe Dimensions whole length 125 mm; whole W 75 mm; whole TH 35 mm Period Classification Palaeolithic (500000-10000 BC) Family Group Material stone Collection Site Name Broom Collection Parish Hawkchurch Collection Town Axminster Collection County Devon Collection Country United Kingdom: England Collection Area Region Northern Europe Collection Continent Europe Tell Us What You Think Click here to cancel reply. Subject to approval, your name and blog comment will be made public. Any comment replies will also be public. Your email address will never be published. If you wish to contact us privately, please use the Contact form. Required fields are marked * Name* Email* Website Comment Δ
