Hand axe
Details
Context
Description
Details
Title: Hand axe
Date: Palaeolithic
Provenance: Bellampalli, Mancherial Dst. Telangana
Medium: Quartzite – Stone
Dimensions(mm): 133 x 77
Weight: 2.7 gm
Source of Acquisition: Surface Collection
Credit Line: Gift from Sunil Samudrala, Bellampalli, Telangana
Accession Number: PIF/000ST2
Context
A hand axe is generally a core tool. It is the earliest and longest-used ‘designed’ tool in human history, according to archaeological records.
Description
This particular hand axe is a biface, useful on both sides. It is roughly triangular in shape, broad at one end and pointed at the other. It’s made up of quartzite and used for cutting wood and killing animals for food. This was found while exploring the area at Bellampalli in Telangana.
