East African 'Cordiform/Cleaver' Tradition / b)flkmasek63

Leakey and Roe (1994: fig. 6.3): "FLK Masek Beds: superimposed outlines of five handaxes showing similarity in siz and form." Four found together, the fifth 10 feet away. "All about 27 cm in length."

Comment: An elongated ovate shape (Average Location of Max. Width = .41). The ovate is a characteristic Acheulian tool of the Later Acheulian period.

Illustration © Leakey, M. D. and Roe, D.A. (1994). Olduvai Gorge. Vol. 5. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Fig. 6.3.