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BERK-2B3542: Devensian handaxe - front

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HANDAXE

Unique ID: BERK-2B3542

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Upper Palaeolithic small flint handaxe of Wymer Type E, from the Devensian Glacial Stage. The handaxe is bifacially worked and has an opaque white patina covering the majority of its surface. Length: 53.44mm, width at widest point: 38.12mm, thickness at thickest point: 14.77mm, weight: 30.68g.

Class: Wymer Type E

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: PALAEOLITHIC
Date from: 400000 BC
Date to: 8300 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 54.44 mm
Width: 38.12 mm
Thickness: 14.77 mm
Weight: 30.68 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2003 - Friday 1st August 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Fyfield and Tubney (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4499
Four figure Latitude: 51.688039
Four figure longitude: -1.364902
1:25K map: SU4499
1:10K map: SU49NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
Discovery circumstances: Handaxe found in a molehill.
General landuse: Woodland
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Wymer, J.J. 1999 The Lower Palaeolithic Occupation of Britain Wessex Arch./English Heritage 10-11

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Audit data

Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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