Texas Panhandle Hand Axe

[wbrasseux]

I found this hand axe in the Texas Panhandle during turkey season this year. It's always interesting to find something in a road cut. Makes you wonder what else is hiding just under the dirt. Not much else to say about it, but I thought it was pretty cool so I thought I'd share.

[redrocks]

That is cool ...nice find man

[wbrasseux]

Thanks. Always surprising to find something so big when the eyes are focused on much smaller things.

[redrocks]

I like that teardrop shape

[redrocks]

Talk about big. One of my net sinkers I found 6 months ago weighs 25 pounds ...we think it's an anchor for weighing down huge ners fir a fish weir

[SurfaceHunter]

Does it have another side to it or just the one? It’s nice but the other side might help to know the age of it

[wbrasseux]

New pics below

[Lindenmeier-Man]

I’d like to see the other side, like SH. That grey basalt is a common lithic material on the south plains. I’d could be a core as I see several scars....JJ

[wbrasseux]

New pics below

[chase]

It could be for breaking open bones for the marrow.?who knows with the stacks.

[wbrasseux]

Here are a few more pictures. Front, back and side views.

[SurfaceHunter]

With the cortex left on probably for hand comfort I think it’s a type of chopper or hand ax as you said. Display the nice side in a frame and nobody will know the difference

[wbrasseux]

I actually have it in a glass top side table. It looks great.