Record ID: WMID-9053B7
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete possible hand axe of possible Lower Palaeolithic dating (c. 480,000 BC -c. 130,000 BC). The hand axe is sub rectangular in plan. and sub oval in plan. Both front and back exhibit a central ridge, with possible diagonal ridges radiating out towards the edge. The hand axe has been severely weathered, with multiple little 'pock' marks present over the surface. This weathering makes it hard to determine whether it has been deliberately worked or whether it is natural. It has been made from a quartzite or similar stone. It measures 96.33 mm in length, 79.62 mm wide and 30.…
Created on: Thursday 25th April 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-49DD1B
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete unifacial quartzite handaxe, of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (400, 000 BC to 50, 000 BC). The quartzite handaxe has been struck from a pebble core. It has been worked unifacially (one side). Approximately 50% of the pebble has been worked. Two large flakes have been removed, to create the main shape, with a couple of smaller flakes removed from the right hand side to create a slightly serrated edge. It measures 102.1 mm in length, 58.5 mm wide and 33.1 mm thick. It weighs 314 g. The quartzite is a mid brown colour, with a couple of curved red veins.
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-8583D7
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 180,000 BC). The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 55% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 45% of the surface. The biface has a pointed oval shape, with a thick slightly curved profile which thins towards the tip. The butt is a dark brown/orange smooth cortex, with the worked surface being a lig…
Created on: Monday 24th June 2013
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2016
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Record ID: WMID-2D0D24
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite subcordate handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC). The handaxe exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 60% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 40% of the surface. The biface has a slightly curved trapezoidal shape, with a thick curved profile. The exterior side is smooth cortex and displays chemical damage due to water, visible as two abrasion marks, …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2D52C0
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC). The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 100% of the surface has been worked, with none of the original surface or cortex being visible. This biface has a rhomboidal shape and a thick slightly curved profile, which thins somewhat at the tip. The butt is curved and has been worked. The interior face has been heavily knapped and struck flat on …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2D7D93
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite plano-convex pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC). The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 70% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or rind covering the remaining 30% of the surface. This biface is trapezoidal in shape and has a curved thick profile, which thins at the tip. The butt is curved and smooth only on the exterior face. The exterior side has been k…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2D9001
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete struck / knapped quartzite subcordate biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC). The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84).Approximately 75% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 25% of the surface. The biface is trapezoidal in shape with a thick profile at the butt which thins towards the tip. Though it may have once had a pointed tip. The butt is smooth and the bottom of the in…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2DB604
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite subcordate biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC). The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 55% of the surface is cortex, with the remaining 45% being worked. The biface has a curved profile, thick at the butt and which thins towards the tip.The butt is curved, smooth and made of cortex. The exterior is a smooth, light grey speckled with red/brown cortex face. The interior side has a point…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2DD114
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite backed knife (handaxe variant) on a transverse flake of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC). The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). 100% of the surface has been worked, with none of the original surface or cortex remaining. This biface has a curved oval/egg shape, the tip being more pointed than the butt, with a thick curved profile. Both tip and butt are curved. The interior side has a central rise which has two er…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2DE336
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC). The handaxe is incomplete as the tip has been broken away. The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84).Approximately 100% of the surface has been worked, with none of the original surface or cortex remaining. The biface is a pointed oval shape and red/brown in colour, with a thick profile, though it may well have thinned towards the tip. The exterior side o…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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