Stone Age Clactonian Flint Scraper or Core

A finely made and complete early fine Senonian or Danian flint dagger belonging to the Danish Single Grave Culture (Dolktid), a slender lanceolate outline with near-parallel sides, a discreetly indicated hafting zone, and the maximum width placed at or just ahead of the midsection. 66 grams, 18.3 cm



Found Ordrup, Sjaelland Island, Denmark, 1970. From the private collection of amateur archaeologist Jorgen Faxholm, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue sheet with reference.

This dagger shows the characteristic manufacturing traits of the earliest dagger horizon. There is no polishing or parallel-struck flaking of the later, more elaborate types. The maker relied on careful, even marginal retouch to create a sharp and functional cutting edge. The dagger appears to retain its original proportions with no evidence of later reworking or reduction. By the time Lomborg formalised the typology, approximately 540 examples of Type 1B were recorded from graves or intentional depositions, with a further circa 150 from unprovenanced contexts. This example sits squarely within that early corpus and represents the form at its best.

Comprising one debitage and possibly one natural, each with two inked collection notes, one with 'SNC 11.81 W.G.S.' and '4078/1/28' and a pencilled note '91.9' to the other side, the other with 'SNC 7.80 W.G.S.' and '4266/1/28'. 255 grams total, 66-86 mm



Previously in several old collections, having been annotated with two different accession numbers. Acquired from an Oxfordshire, UK, auction house. From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.

Cordate in profile with deep orange-tan glossy patina; small remains of cortex; made by Neanderthal. 331 grams, 96 mm



From the well-regarded site of Fontmaure, Vienne department, France. Acquired in the 1970s-1990s. From the collections of the famous UK musician and amateur archaeologist, Victor Brox (1941-2023). From a private collection.