2024-03-29T11:28:51+00:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/search/results2120finds-9999MAS-O100099HANDAXEPALAEOLITHICHeavily sea-rolled and worn worked flint tool, covered in chalk patination (see third image). The flint measures 80 mm long, 60 mm wide and 30 mm thick, and unfortunately about 20% of the working end has recently broken off. Due to wear and damage on this hand-worked tool it has been difficult to confidently identify. Bryan Popple of Bournemouth Natural Science Society and Museum believes it could possibly be Homo neanderthalensis dating to around 200,000 years bp (before present). The smaller size indicates typical Neanderthal workings in comparison to the larger and older Homo heidelbergensis handaxe previously reported as MAS-100062. The attached images shows both handaxes for comparison. The possible Neanderthal tool is the smaller darker tool. Matt Leivers, an in-house flint specialist at Wessex Archaeology was unsure whether the flint was a handaxe and would need to visually inspect the object in order to be certain.This item was found with a large handaxe (MAS-O100062).TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT223MAS2017-07-17T00:00:00ZCUTTING EQUIPMENTWith finder2017-08-05T22:49:25Z2018-05-23T14:00:54Z9930608011028225PAS5989C577001EA7PAS5ACF2C1A00167D217765HampshireSZ229350.73620009-1.68961218work.decompose.fish10MAS MASMASFlint10837IncompleteGoodPALAEOLITHICx14387PALAEOLITHICx14387x14387Coastal walkingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck_20170718_183454.JPG183images/MASLR2018-05-23T13:00:54.71Zfinds-6262MAS-O100062HANDAXEPALAEOLITHICLower 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).TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT223MAS2017-06-18T00:00:00ZCUTTING EQUIPMENTWith finder2017-06-30T10:43:04Z2018-05-23T14:01:47Z6211028415PAS5989C577001EA7PAS5ACF2C1A00167D217765HampshireSZ229350.73620009-1.68961218work.decompose.fish10MAS MASMASFlint10837CompleteFairPALAEOLITHICx14387PALAEOLITHICx14387x14387Coastal walkingSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of WreckIMG_20170620_120402.jpg170images/MASLR2018-05-23T13:01:47.413Z