Rights Holder: Berkshire Archaeology
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Unique ID: SUR-6549F5
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete flint handaxe of Lower Palaeolitic date. The axe is a cordate biface and is complete save for one or two small chips. One side is patinated white and retains areas of cortex; one remaining area forms a hollow. The other side is grey with a dense tangle of off white lines.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 500000 BC
Date to: Circa 250000 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 124 mm
Width: 87 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight: 284 g
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Other reference: B12-40
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SU6976
Four figure Latitude: 51.478759
Four figure longitude: -1.007817
1:25K map: SU6976
1:10K map: SU67NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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