Record ID: BERK-6290A0 - PALAEOLITHIC handaxe

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HANDAXE

Unique ID: BERK-6290A0

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Palaeolithic handaxe: Lower Palaeolithic handaxe

A complete pointed handaxe dating from the Lower Palaeolithic period (c, 500,000-40,000 BC). The handaxe is in good condition and appears to have been 'rolled', a reflection of its age and suggesting it has been in a high energy environment (such as a river) before its final deposition. The flint appears to be Chiltern flint, now being a reddish-orange in colour. Recortication is evident on the dorsal surface.

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: PALAEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 500000 BC
Date to: Circa 40000 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 136.66 mm
Width: 80.45 mm
Thickness: 44.36 mm
Weight: 476.4 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Buckinghamshire
District: Aylesbury Vale
Parish: Kingsey

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP7507
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2011 - Friday 30th September 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Anni Byard - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Anni Byard - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Dr Alison Roberts - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2011.446

References cited

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