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• Broadperiod: palaeolithic
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Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Handaxe	BERK-6290A0	Palaeolithic	Buckinghamshire	xml | csv json
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...
	Handaxe	BERK-AC5646	Palaeolithic	Oxfordshire	xml | csv json
A probable Middle Palaeolithic Devensian cordiform handaxe. The handaxe is incomplete and was probably broken during construction or during use, while one small area of more modern damage is evident. The handaxe is bifacially retouched, and a creamy grey core is covered by a thick orange patina, ...
	Handaxe	BERK-2B1DB7	Palaeolithic	Oxfordshire	xml | csv json
A Middle Palaeolithic Devensian cordiform handaxe from Cassington, Oxfordshire. The handaxe is bifacially retouched but does display some more modern weathering damage including fracturing and spooling. A grey-blue core is covered by a thick creamy-yellow patina. The handaxe measures 74.81mm lon...
	Handaxe	BERK-2A4F53	Palaeolithic	Norfolk	xml | csv json
A Lower (Acheulean) or Middle Palaeolithic handaxe dating from c.500,000 - 40,000 BC. This handaxe is similar to the Mode 2 Type F pointed handaxe (after Wymer 1999, Butler 2005) with a rounded point and trimmed butt. The handaxe is bifacial and has had all the cortex removed. It is very heavily ...
	Handaxe	BERK-7F2EB6	Palaeolithic	Oxfordshire	xml | csv json
A probable Mousterian cordate handaxe made of red-orange coloured quartzite with some retention of the cortex at the proximal end. Large bifacial flake removals evident, with smaller flaked removals at the distal end, but no further retouching is evident. The handaxe is 99.54mm in length, 70.56mm...