Record ID: SUR-B01CE0
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large and long struck flint blade, a 'crested blade', probably of Upper Palaeolithic date. The blade has a facetted butt and perhaps later retouch. The flint is dark grey and has a mottled chalky patina.
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-6F1AE5
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic date measuring 159mm x 99mm. Bifacially worked with relatively crude flaking. Mmottled light grey flint and has a creamy patina and much iron staining. Some damage has occurred during the axe's long history.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2012
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Record ID: SUR-AAA884
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Reading
Workflow stage: Published
A Lower Palaeolithic handaxe, made from a mottled grey flint now largely patinated a light creamy yellow. The axe measures 130mm x 102mm and is 52mm thick. It is a fine symmetrical biface; approximately 50mm of the tip is missing and the broken end is patinated to a lesser degree than the remainder of the axe, suggesting the break is ancient and probably much later than the original deposition.
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: SUR-9D114E
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake of probable lower Paleolithic date, 80mm in length and struck from a mottled brown flint with fossil inclusions. The distal end demonstrates irregular removals which likely comprise retouch for use as a tool. The ventral surface has a clear bulb of percussion.
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
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Record ID: SUR-57F10E
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily rolled and water-worn lower to middle Palaeolithic flint handaxe, 121.8mm in length and dating to c. 500,000 - 180,000 BC. The tool is potentially either cordate or ovate in form (Wymer Type J or K) and made from a brown flint with heavy iron stained patination from prolonged deposition in terrace gravels. The side profile and cross section are lenticular and the tool is bifacially worked, with removals covering both faces. There is post depositional damage to one edge and the distal tip. 
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 29th September 2022
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Record ID: SUR-FBA844
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely water worn and rolled flint handaxe of lower Paleolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC). The tool is of Ficron type, 124.5mm in length and of Wymer (1999) Type M. The tool is triangular in shape, with a tapering profile and flat cross section. Despite heavy abrasion, it is clearly bifacially worked using soft hammer flaking. A patch of grey cortex remains on one side and on the butt.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: SUR-1EC805
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pointed Acheulian flint handaxe/biface of lower to middle Palaeolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC) and 89.5mm in length. The handaxe has a pointed ovate form with well patinated soft-hammered flaking evident to both faces. One side retains a patch of cortex (around 20%). There is recent damage to the tip.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Record ID: SUR-F7C037
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint handaxe of lower Paleolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC). The tool is of elongated ovate form, 140mm in length and most likely of Wymer (1999) Type K. It has a thick (48mm) cross section and is struck from a dark grey-brown flint, with light brown to buff-coloured patination typical of deposition in glacial outwash sand and gravel terrace deposits in southern England. The tool is bifacially worked with soft hammer flaking; recent and unpatinated post-depositional damage is evident from the broken off tip and a potlid fracture on one …
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Record ID: SUR-F7114C
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint handaxe of lower Paleolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC). The tool is of Ficron type, 112.2mm in length and of Wymer (1999) Type M. The tool is bifacially worked from dark brown flint using soft hammer flaking. There is a small area of cortex remaining on the butt end and the distal tip has broken away, probably after deposition. The handaxe has a slightly lopsided lenticular cross section. The surface has a dark brown to orange patination typical of prolonged deposition in iron-rich Thames valley gravel terrace deposits. 
Created on: Friday 19th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2022
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Record ID: SUR-F7968D
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cordate flint handaxe of lower Paleolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC) and of Wymer (1999) Type J. The tool is bifacially worked from a reddish brown flint using soft hammer flaking. There is damage to the butt end and the distal tip has broken away, probably after deposition. The handaxe has lenticular cross section and the surface has a dark brown to orange patination typical of prolonged deposition in iron-rich Thames valley gravel terrace deposits. 
Created on: Friday 19th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2022
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Record ID: SUR-F7C365
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large sub rounded and heavily rolled flint tool, possibly an incomplete or damaged ovate handaxe of lower Paleolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC) and Wymer (1999) Type K. The tool is bifacially worked from a dark brown flint using soft hammer flaking. The surface is pitted and heavily abraded from a prolonged exposure to flowing water. A small patch of grey cortex remains in a hollow area on one face.
Created on: Friday 19th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2022
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Record ID: SUR-F6ABBF
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily rolled and water-worn flint handaxe of lower Paleolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC). The tool is of elongated ovate form, 125.6mm in length and most likely of Wymer (1999) Type K. The tool is bifacially worked from a nodule of dark grey-brown flint using soft hammer flaking. There is a large area of cortex remaining on one face at the butt end, with several fossiliferous inclusions on the opposing face. The handaxe has a thick (39.7mm) lenticular cross section and a dark brown to orange patination typical of prolonged deposition in iron-…
Created on: Friday 19th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2022
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Record ID: SUR-577722
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large flint blade, 84.5mm in length struck from a light brown flint with a thin triangular section. The flint has a heavily worn and polished patina with dark brown staining from prolonged exposure to a riverine environment and flowing water. The long edges are roughly parallel and have battering damage along their full length, from usage, post depositional fluvial erosion or both. The reverse has a low bulbar scar. Possibly a blade or "bruised" blade tool of later Upper Paleolithic date.
Created on: Thursday 30th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
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Record ID: SUR-55028C
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint plano-convex point or arrowhead made from brown flint, 51mm in length and 20.3mm wide. The point has been made from a single flake; there is a notable bulb of percussion at the base on one side and only the other side demonstrates further working. Potentially upper Paleolithic.
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
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Record ID: SUR-C64F7B
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lower to middle Paleolithic flint handaxe, of pointed or ficron shape, made from dark brown flint. The butt of the axe is damaged with a portion possibly missing from an ancient break.
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-586123
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large flint blade, 85.7mm in length struck from an orange-brown flint with a triangular section. The long edges are roughly parallel and have battering damage along their full length, from usage, post depositional damage or both. The reverse has a low bulbar scar. Possibly of later Upper Paleolithic to Mesolithic date.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-599606
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large flint blade, 80.4mm in length struck from a mottled grey flint. The long edges are roughly parallel and have battering damage along their full length, from usage, post depositional damage or both. The distal end has a break around a patch of cortex and the reverse has a low bulbar scar. Possibly of later Upper Paleolithic to Mesolithic date.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-675199
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck primary flake of dark brown to black flint, possibly a waste flake of Paleolithic date from reduction of a flint nodule. The flake has a clear bulb of percussion, but has not been further worked.
Created on: Friday 14th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-678A4C
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large and apparently unfinished flint bifacial core tool or handaxe roughout, probably of Paleolithic date. The object is roughly oval in shape, with a large removal at the butt end which may represent breakage during working - an event which possibly led to discard before finishing.
Created on: Friday 14th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-6739DD
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flake of dark brown to black flint and of suspected Paleolithic date; possibly a scraper. The flake has evidence of  working on the dorsal surface with a clear bulb of percussion on the other side.
Created on: Friday 14th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.