Record ID: BH-70E927 - PALAEOLITHIC lithic implement

Previous object: NLM-70BE31 : Medieval jetton Next object: BH-712533 : Palaeolithic lithic implement

Cite record | Embed record | Print | | Report

Lithic implement

Unique ID: BH-70E927

Object type certainty: Certain

Flint implement of Palaeolithic date. A heavy butted hand axe dating to the mid Acheulean period (c. 200,000 BP or earlier). The object is bifacially worked. It is made from a creamy/grey flint, and has a deep honey-coloured cortex. The axe has some modern damage to the point and to the butt. The intact surfaces are well rolled indicating that it was carried to its findspot, probably by fluvio-glacial drift in antiquity. The amygdaliod form is one of the most common types recovered from the gravel deposits around the Ouse and particularly the sites at Kempston and Biddenham. It measures 93.02mm high by 75.18mm wide and 40.08mm thick. The weight is 277.86g.

Class: Handaxe
Sub class: Acheulean

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 225 BC
Date to: Circa 200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 93.02 mm
Width: 75.18 mm
Thickness: 40.08 mm
Weight: 277.86 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: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Bedfordshire
District: Bedford
To be known as: Bedford

Method of discovery: Gardening [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2004

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Julian Watters - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Jim Inglis - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Bedford museum no. 2057

References cited

No references cited so far.

QR barcode

If you have a mobile phone equipped with QR recognition software, you can go directly to the webpage that this record resides at. Every record has an individual one of these.

Spotted a mistake? Tell us. | Be the first to comment