Cleaver
Object
Flint tool
Production date
328000BC=300000BC
Object number
1991.635
Physical Description
Flint cleaver. Flint, almost oval, grey, brown and mustard.
Object history
This type of stone tool is called a cleaver. They are similar to handaxes, but instead of a pointed tip they have a flat cutting edge. They were probably used as a butchering instrument, in particular breaking bones.
Cleavers are very typical of the technology made by Neanderthals between 301,000 - 328,000 years ago (a warm period called MIS-9), the time from when the Old Stone Age artefacts discovered in Hackney date to.
Cleavers are very typical of the technology made by Neanderthals between 301,000 - 328,000 years ago (a warm period called MIS-9), the time from when the Old Stone Age artefacts discovered in Hackney date to.
Dimension
Height: 155mm
Width: 95mm
Depth: 40mm
Width: 95mm
Depth: 40mm
On display?
No