A complete lower Palaeolithic, Acheulean, bifaced ovate flint hand axe. The axe is oval in plan, pointed oval in cross-section and has a flat striking platform at the base. Both sides display flake scars that generally run from the edge inwards. One side has three broad and long flake scars that run from the striking platform to just below the apex. The majority of these flake scars display a rust-orange colour patina. The flint is mottled cream colour.<\/p>\n
The striking platform is roughly lozenge shaped and measures 38mm x 17mm.<\/p>\n
Such hand axes were in widespread use from c.600,000 to 245,000 years ago in Britain although most finds date from 500-300,000 years ago corresponding to a period of warmer climate. They were produced by the hominid species Homo heidelbergensis. It has been suggested ovate hand axes were used more for cutting like a knife rather than as an axe.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-12-05 10:26:19","updated":"2012-03-25 18:50:00","secwfstage":"3","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"1","subPeriodTo":null,"createdBy":"54","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"reason":null,"username":"adaubney","fullname":"Adam Daubney","institution":"LIN","usernameUpdate":"kleahy","fullnameUpdate":"Kevin Leahy","primaryMaterial":"Flint","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Knapped\/flaked","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":null,"cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"PALAEOLITHIC","periodTo":null,"discmethod":"Chance find during metal detecting","tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"category":null,"type":null,"reverseType":null,"county":"LINCOLNSHIRE","district":"SOUTH KESTEVEN","knownas":null,"gridRefSource":"From Finder"},{"old_findID":"LIN-2A3012","id":"401021","uniqueID":"PAS4C52A301001335","objecttype":"AXE","classification":"Ovate","subclass":null,"length":"167","height":null,"width":"119","thickness":"43","diameter":null,"quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"PALAEOLITHIC","numdate1":"-500000","numdate2":"-250000","culture":null,"description":"
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.<\/p>
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The axe was discovered on the beach at Stokes Bay, Gosport, circa 1987. 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