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LOT 1910
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Drill Tool from Farnham
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6000 B.P.
1 3/4 in. (9.74 grams, 46 mm).
Biconvex in section with thick midrib. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in 1901.
From the collection of Captain Streatfield, who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent.
After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent.
The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house.
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LOT 1910
British Stone Age Knapped Flint Drill Tool from Farnham
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Stone Age Knapped Bifacial Flint Handaxe with Blue-White Patina
Middle Palaeolithic Period, circa 240,000-38,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Knapped from a flint cobble, with cortex remaining at base forming a comfortable grip; some chipping to tip, either damage or usage wear, or both. 240 grams, 11.2 cm
From the private collection of Mr P.M. Wiltshire, UK. Found by the collector whilst field walking in the Salisbury area during the early 2000s. -
British Stone Age Bull-Nosed Flint Scraper from Rodsel
Neolithic Period, circa 6000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Plano-convex in section with steep re-touch on the nose and cortex remaining to secure the grip. 35.3 grams, 52 mm
Found in 1901. From the collection of Captain Streatfield, who helped to fund the archaeology excavations at Farnham, Kent. After Captain Streatfield passed away in the 1940s, his collection was sold at auction to a gentleman in Kent. The collection was then sold again in the 2020’s via a UK auction house. -
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Very Large British Museum Recorded Palaeolithic Handaxe from the Happisburgh Area
Palaeolithic Period, circa 600,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Handaxe of Wymer's type D, slightly buff patinated rolled flint. 773 grams, 16.1 cm
Found by Mr P. Macro in the Parish of Walcott (via GPS location), which is directly next to the Parish of Happisburgh, where this stretch of beach adjoins. The discovery was made in 2019 after the ‘Beast from the East’ storm, which stripped the beach of the sand and helped to erode the Palaeolithic artefacts from the ancient Thames river bed. During the time the artefacts were dropped, the Thames ran through North Norfolk and what is now Happisburgh before it was pushed down to its current position in London via the Ice Age glacial melts. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-8D526A.
The site of Happisburgh in Norfolk has helped to push the history of inhabitation of the British Isles back by 200,000, making it a site of special importance.
