Handaxes
Details
The Context
Details
Title: Handaxes
Date: Palaeolithic Period
Provenance: BNR Hills, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
Medium: Quartzite Stone
Dimensions(mm): 92 x 38 x 23
Weight: 117 gm
Source of Acquisition: Surface Find
Credit Line: Dr. E. Sivanagi Reddy
Accession Number: PIF/00ST28
The Context
Handaxes are the earliest and longest-used ‘designed’ tool in human history, emerging in the archaeological record. This artifact is quartzite stone tool, named for its unifacially retouched. It suggest the Palaeolithic tradition in Hyderabad. Handaxe is generally a core tool. It is roughly triangular in shape, broad at one end and pointed at the other. This was found while exploring the area BNR Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana.
