Record ID: BERK-AD272D
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a lower Palaeolithic flint ficron handaxe dating to 800,000 - 250,000 BC. The fragment is trapezoidal in plan, and lozenge-shaped in cross-section. Both faces have invasive, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch. The sides of the fragment have short, scaled, low angled retouch. The distal end has an old break and a width of 28.3mm. The fragment then tapers outwards towards a wider butt which also has an old break with a width of 39.3mm. Both ends are lozenge-shaped in cross-section and are patinated with multi shades of grey and white patches. Both faces have a concave profile …
Created on: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2019
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Record ID: BERK-AC1D73
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lower Palaeolithic flint sub-cordate handaxe dating to c.300,000 - 200,000 BC. The handaxe is ovoid in plan and pointed oval in cross-section. Both faces have invasive, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch. Around the sides of the whole handaxe there are short, stepped, low angled retouch. On one face at the wide rounded butt there are angled jagged breaks which are patinated with multi shades of grey and white patches. Due to this break and the fact that it is bifacially worked, it is difficult to determine the dorsal and ventral face. The rest of the flint has a light brown …
Created on: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-74CF37
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fairly small flint Acheulian handaxe of a white-grey flint dating to the Lower Palaeolithic. It is broadly cordate in shape, but with a flattened tip. The object has a regular profile, more raised on one surface compared to the other. It is covered by removals with the exception of a strip of cortex running up the centre of the butt of the higher surface. There is a small patch of cortex in addition on the other surface, off centre, towards the butt. The butt itself is somewhat flattened. The removals are fairly crisp suggesting that this is not a glacial deposit. The handaxe is dar…
Created on: Wednesday 5th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2012
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