Record ID: LON-8FBF4C
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Lower Palaeolithic small, bifacially worked, flint handaxe of cordate type dating c. 400,000-150,000BC. The handaxe was found on the foreshore and consequently is rolled and abraded with a small amount of edge damage. There is invasive soft hammer flaking covering both faces. The butt and mid portion of the axe is thick and it then tapers to a rounded point. The cross section is lentoid (pointed oval). The flint has an orange patina. There is some damage to the butt with two large flakes missing. The patina has reformed over one of these suggesting the damage occured in …
Created on: Monday 27th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
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Record ID: LON-D65B4B
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Lower Palaeolithic complete, small, bifacially worked, flint handaxe of cordate type dating c. 400,000-150,000BC. The handaxe was found on the foreshore and consequently is rolled and abraded with a small amount of edge damage. There is invasive soft hammer flaking covering both faces. The butt and mid portion of the axe is thick and it then tapers to a rounded point. The cross section is lentoid (pointed oval). The flint has an orange patina. Similar examples include: DOR-CAC6C5, KENT-F9E88B, SUR-85BDCC. Dimensions: length: 101mm; width: 64mm; thickness: 38mm; weight: 229g
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: LON-0C3F45
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An upper palaeolithic flint sub-cordate handaxe, dating 40,000-10,001BC. This is a flaked axehead. There is extensive flake removal on both the dorsal and ventral surfaces; there is an area of cortex covering approximately one third of the dorsal surface, the butt and a smaller section of the ventral surface. The axehead is sub-triangular in plan and it is an irregular oval in cross-section. This axehead has been rolled and there is some damage to the edges and point. The flint is glossy, dark grey. Dimensions: length: 80.15mm; width: 68.01mm; thickness: 22.46mm; weight: 138.35g. …
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2017
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Record ID: LON-FC1BE4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Palaeolithic flint biface dating 400,000 - 10,000BC. This biface is triangular in plan with a rounded butt and rounded tip. There is some irregularity in the flint at the butt which seems to be eroded fossils. Flake removal scars cover both the dorsal and ventral surfaces. Approximately midway along the left hand edge there is curved indent with further retouch which has been worked from the dorsal surface. There is also some more modern edge damage. The flint has a brown/dark grey patina. Dimensions: length: 96.48 mm; width: 70.50mm; thickness: 28.98mm; weight: 178.84g. I…
Created on: Monday 4th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 4th February 2013
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Record ID: LON-140D75
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Lower Palaeolithic flint lithic implement: biface dating 500,000 - 40,000BC. This tool has a pointed oval shape with an angular notch in one side. The notch is a result of thermal fracture but the knapper has worked around this in the process of creating the biface. The tool has no cortex remaining and flake removal scars cover both surfaces. There is evidence of more concentrated working along the left edges on both surfaces. The flint is pale grey with an orange patina. The edges are still sharp and there is very little damage or evidence of rolling. Dimensions: lengt…
Created on: Monday 17th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
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Record ID: LON-B7F836
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric flint scraper. This is a secondary flake with approximately 10% of the cortex remaining on the dorsal surface and approximately 1% on the ventral surface. There are several flake removal scars on the dorsal surface but some of these will be due to later damage. The flake is roughly triangular in plan with the butt forming a point and the proximal end forming a wide edge. There is some retouch along the proximal edge. There may also be some working around the left proximal corner creating a point which could work as a borer or awl. The flint is dark grey and glossy.…
Created on: Friday 18th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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