Also known as bifaces, are usually large artifacts semi-flat with outlines that narrow towards the top (distal end) and larger at the at the base, often in an almond or pear shape, or the wider heart shaped form. Handaxes usually exhibit flake scars and retouches extend over most or all of the major opposing surfaces.

a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping

a type of stone tool made by our earliest hominid ancestors