2026-09-10T17:04:29+01:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/62/format/qrcodehttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/62/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/62/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/62/format/geojsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/62/format/pdfhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/62/format/rdfhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/6262MAS-O10006262HANDAXETOOLS AND EQUIPMENTCUTTING EQUIPMENT1With finder5PALAEOLITHICLower Palaeolithic ovate handaxe dating to around 250,000 years bp (before present). Patina evident on its surface indicates that the tool has been deposited in chalk, therefore it probably originated offshore and was washed onshore (rather than eroded from terrestrial river terraces). This identification was made by Bryan Popple of Bournemouth Natural Science Society and Museum. Matt Leivers, an in-house specialist at Wessex Archaeology believes it is a very rolled and abraded Lower Palaeolithic handaxe that has clearly been around on the seabed for a considerable period of time.This item was found with a smaller handaxe (MAS-O100099).2017-06-30 10:43:042018-05-23 14:01:47312017-06-1828Certain2262104PAS5989C577001EA7PAS5ACF2C1A00167DPAS5ACF2ADF0013D522MASMASFlint10837