Record ID: CORN-DA2A19
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ficron hand axe of the Acheulean tradition, dating from the Lower Palaeolithic period, originally from the collection of Roy Rainbird Clarke (1914-1963). In plan, the axe is triangular with concave sides, typical of the ficron style of hand axe (Wymer, Mode 2, Type M). Made on a flint nodule the flint has been flaked to remove most of the cortex, except for a large patch at the butt end, producing a tapering axe which is lozenge-shaped in section. The narrow tip has been finely flaked to a point. The surface of the flint is coated with a thick, silky patina which has become a deep o…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
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Record ID: CORN-DA21E3
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint bifacial ovate hand axe dating from the Lower Palaeolithic period, originally from the collection of Roy Rainbird Clarke (1914-1963). The hand axe belongs to the Acheulean tradition and is classified by Wymer (1999) as Mode 2, Type K on page 11, fig.4. Made on a large flint flake which has been worked by the removal of flakes around the circumference of the flake to produce a roughout, followed by thinning using a soft hammer to remove shallow flakes from both faces, removing all traces of the original flint cortex. The domed dorsal face has been finished by the removal of a s…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
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Record ID: CORN-C8CAA9
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint discoidal knife, circular in plan, and lozenge-shaped in profile and section. The knife has bifacial retouch, after taking off larger flakes at a shallow angle on both the dorsal and ventral face to flatten the piece and to remove the bulb of percussion on at the proximal end of the ventral face. The entire cirumference of the circular margin has also been retouched on both faces so that the whole edge could have been used by hand to cut material in a rotating motion. One side has not been backed for hafting where the flint would have been slotted into a wooden or antler handle.…
Created on: Monday 1st June 2015
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2016
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