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List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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Time Periods

Two million BC - 10000 BC

  1. Pre-historic hand-axe 700,000 years old Pre-historic hand-axe 700,000 years old This flint handaxe was the first human tool found securely stratified within significantly early geological deposits. Contributed by Museum
  2. Olduvai handaxe Olduvai handaxe This handaxe made of green volcanic lava represents a tradition of tool-making which began about 1.6 million years ago. ... Contributed by The British Museum
  3. A flint hand axe A flint hand axe Until the nineteenth century, most people believed humans had been living on Earth for only a few thousand years. This ... Contributed by Museum
  4. Handaxe found on Scafell Pike Handaxe found on Scafell Pike My partner and I found this handaxe during a walk on Scafell Pike in October 2009. We did not really know much about the ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Bude fossil fish Bude fossil fish THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BUDE, THE CASTLE. Three hundred million ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Harlyn Bay cemetery finds Harlyn Bay cemetery finds THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. PADSTOW MUSEUM. A holed amulet of ... Contributed by Museum
  7. A Middle Palaeolithic Flint Handaxe A Middle Palaeolithic Flint Handaxe A small flint handaxe that was used by Neanderthals when sheltering in the caves at Creswell Crags. Contributed by Museum
  8. The Wolly Mammoth's Tooth - Ethan Green The Wolly Mammoth's Tooth - Ethan Green This object is around 2 million years old and belonged to my family. It is a tooth from a Wolly Mammoth which lived ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Amethyst Geode Amethyst Geode The stone was found by a Sheffield man, when he was on holiday in South America, over 30 years ago. He found it on the ... Contributed by Individual
  10. A piece of coal A piece of coal This large lump of Wallsend coal is between 200 and 400 million years old. It was bought by my grandmother in 1939 from ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Flint tool found in Hoxne Suffolk Flint tool found in Hoxne Suffolk Hoxne, Suffolk has a fascinating pre-history. The University of Chicago had an annual dig there for many years. The wife ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Flint tool found in Hoxne Suffolk Flint tool found in Hoxne Suffolk Hoxne, Suffolk has a fascinating pre-history. The University of Chicago had an annual dig there for many years. The wife ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Clovis spear point Clovis spear point Spear point made by some of the earliest people to migrate to America, used to hunt mammoths, horses and giant sloths. Contributed by The British Museum
  14. Swimming reindeer Swimming reindeer Ice Age carving of two swimming reindeer made from the tip of a mammoth tusk. Contributed by The British Museum
  15. Olduvai stone chopping tool Olduvai stone chopping tool A 1.8 million year old stone tool, the oldest object in the British Museum. It was used to chop bones, plants and wood. Contributed by The British Museum
  16. Seton-Karr Flints Seton-Karr Flints Heyward Walter Seton-Karr, born in 1859 was an explorer and notable collector of flints. We have seven flints in the ... Contributed by Museum
  17. Stone cutting tool. Stone cutting tool. This beautiful stone tool which was most probably used mainly for separating the hide from the meat of an animal was ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Palaeolithic/Neolithic Hand Tool / Axe Palaeolithic/Neolithic Hand Tool / Axe I unearthed this 'percussion hand tool' whilst gardening in Bush Hill Park, Enfield. It appears to have been worked ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Palaeolithic hand axe Palaeolithic hand axe I found this Acheulian culture hand axe in Aylsford, Kent. It is Palaeolithic in age and may be 250,000 years old. What ... Contributed by Individual
  20. A Paleolithic Stone Bead A Paleolithic Stone Bead Added by Nicola Bamford from Luton. A Paleolithic Stone Bead found in the gravel on my driveway. It looked different ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Stone tool from Pontnewydd Cave Stone tool from Pontnewydd Cave This handaxe was used for skinning animals, such as bears and butchering carcasses. Contributed by Museum
  22. The Waverley Wood Handaxe The Waverley Wood Handaxe A stone handaxe, made around 500,000 years ago and used by our Human Ancestors for scavenging and hunting for food. Contributed by Museum
  23. Stone Age Axe Stone Age Axe I came across this object in 1982 whilst double-digging the border in a new garden at Saxon Street, a small village near ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Stone Hand Axe Stone Hand Axe Found this Stone Age hand tool, while digging building foundation's in the Village of Selborne, Hampshire. The ... Contributed by Individual
  25. Handaxe similar to Item 3 in Objects Handaxe similar to Item 3 in Objects This is covered exactly in the comments on Item 3 of the objects,however I consider that as well as an object for use ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Stone Tool or Art Object? Stone Tool or Art Object? I like to think that the maker started out shaping a tool, then when the chips broke off in a pattern and boredom set ... Contributed by Individual
  27. A Lower Palaeolithic Ficron A Lower Palaeolithic Ficron The Ficron was found on a beach having been washed out of a cliff face, it is one of the largest in existance and would ... Contributed by Individual
  28. Hand Axe Hand Axe I was given this by our neighbour about 30 years ago in Gloucestershire. I don't know where it came from. Its designed ... Contributed by Individual
  29. ancient African sharp tool -Kenya ancient African sharp tool -Kenya An ancient African tool, probably used in same way as a knife to cut meat from hunted animals or possibly in killing of ... Contributed by Individual

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