2010-07-30 11:01:37 Adam Daubney adaubney 2010-07-30 12:34:01 Adam Daubney adaubney LIN-2A3012 AXE A Lower Palaeolithic ovate flint handaxe, probably dating between 500,000 and 250,000 years ago. The axe is ovate in plan and pointed-oval in cross-section. The handaxe has a cream-coloured patina with patches of orange-brown coloured patina along many of the flake ridges. The tip of the axe is missing, having been broken in antiquity. The axe is smooth and rolled. The axe was discovered on the beach at Stokes Bay, Gosport, circa 1987. Along that stretch of coast there are eroding river gravel deposts from the former River Solent, so it is likely that this has been eroded out of one of the river terraces. A Lower Palaeolithic ovate flint handaxe, probably dating between 500,000 and 250,000 years ago. The axe is ovate in plan and pointed-oval in cross-section. The handaxe has a cream-coloured patina with patches of orange-brown coloured patina along many of the flake ridges. The tip of the axe is m... Flint Knapped/flaked PALAEOLITHIC PALAEOLITHIC Early -500000 -250000 119 167 43 Complete 2010-07-30 11:01:37 HAMPSHIRE GOSPORT GOSPORT POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 LIN Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2010 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.