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HANDAXE
Unique ID: NMS-A39651
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Lower Palaeolithic pointed ovate handaxe of Wymer's type E, unifacially and invasively knapped from a thermal or "potlid" fractured piece of white patinated flint, the dorsal (worked) face is patinated with a white "basket weave" with the original brown flint colour showing in-between, there is a small patch of worn and orange stained cortex where the flakes did not overlap towards the middle of this face. This type of handaxe are quickly made from any available small piece of flint and the knapping is focused usually to produce one sharp cutting edge over any attempt at symmetry, though this example is more evenly worked than most. Measuring 82.5 x 67 x 25mm.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Class: Wymer type E
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: PALAEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: PALAEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 600000 BC
Date to: Circa 150001 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 82.5 mm
Width: 67 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 12th February 2016 - Friday 12th February 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 34970
Other reference: IND12022016GC
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Postwick with Witton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG2809
Four figure Latitude: 52.63083159
Four figure longitude: 1.36770095
1:25K map: TG2809
1:10K map: TG20NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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