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  1. Neolithic Stone Axe Neolithic Stone Axe This Neolithic stone axe was found within a prehistoric pit at Clifton (Worcestershire) during an archaeological project ... Contributed by Individual
  2. Roman bell Roman bell This rare bell, one of the largest known from the Roman world was discovered by Leslie Alcock,OBE.,FRHS whilst he was ... Contributed by Museum
  3. Flint arrowhead Flint arrowhead This was found on the northern slope of Ingleborough mountain in the Dales, N. Yorks, below the major landslip. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. The Pump Room Spa Water - The Pump Room The Pump Room Spa Water - The Pump Room Visitors can try the hot Spa water at the fountain in the Pump Room. It contains 43 minerals and has a rather unusual ... Contributed by Individual
  8. Bronze Bull, Hittite, c. 2000-1700 BCE Bronze Bull, Hittite, c. 2000-1700 BCE My mom gave this to me when I was a teenager. She got it from my grandmother at about the same age. This must have been ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Flint Find. Shaped Like Mammoth Skull, Flint Find. Shaped Like Mammoth Skull, This brown flint object was found, buried within a rabbit warren, in North East Norfolk. Several other knapped flint ... Contributed by Individual
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Flints (arrowheads, spearheads) Flints (arrowheads, spearheads) THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. REDRUTH TOWN MUSEUM. Carn Brea is an ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone KC4 Three teeth in an upper jawbone (maxilla) discovered in the Vestibule of Kents Cavern by Atthur Ogilvie in 1927 Contributed by Museum
  14. Bronze Age saddle querns Bronze Age saddle querns THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. WAYSIDE MUSEUM, ZENNOR. Saddle querns were ... Contributed by Museum
  15. The Iolaire Disaster The Iolaire Disaster The Bell and Engine Plate recovered from the wreck of the HM Yacht Iolaire which sank early on January 1st, 1919. Contributed by Museum
  16. 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
  17. The medals of the RAF The medals of the RAF My dad has been in the RAF for 24 years and is now teaching in Cosford.One of the medals is for spending Twentyeight ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Menorah Menorah My Great Grandfather helped a Jewish Family of book-keepers belongings safe during the second world war. The father of ... Contributed by Individual
  19. The Hove Amber Cup The Hove Amber Cup The Hove Amber Cup is an important Bronze Age grave good, discovered inside a burial mound in Hove, Sussex in 1856. Contributed by Museum
  20. The Dover Bronze Age Boat The Dover Bronze Age Boat The Bronze Age Boat dates from c. 1550 BC. Made from oak planks, it traded across the channel 3,500 years ago. Contributed by Museum
  21. Orbost Quern Stone Orbost Quern Stone Our quern stone was found two years ago in my Dad's field. We think it is probably from the Iron Age.It was used to ... Contributed by Individual
  22. 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
  23. The Burbage Map The Burbage Map A large sculptured boulder of local granite showing the engraved peaks of Croft and Huncote and those of Stoney Stanton ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Ain Sakhri lovers figurine Ain Sakhri lovers figurine The world's earliest representation of a couple having sex. This figure is about 11,000 years old. Contributed by The British Museum
  25. 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
  26. Axe Head Axe Head The axe head was found near Castle Sween, North Knapdale. It was made during the Neolithic period and is some 5000 years ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Pottery Vessal, Benderloch Urn Pottery Vessal, Benderloch Urn The pot is a type known to prehistoric pottery specialists as a carboned urn so called because of its decoration. This ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Shuna Sword Shuna Sword The Shuna Sword appears to have played a major part in a religious or spiritual ceremony - one of three such weapons ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Carved Standing Stone Carved Standing Stone This carved stone, although found in a burial cairn in Kilmartin Glen, probably long predates its use as a grave marker. ... Contributed by Museum
  30. Replica Copper Armlet Replica Copper Armlet A piece of adornment worn for show was a copper armlet, worn for many of the reasons people wear jewelry today. Contributed by Museum
  31. Copper Flat Axe & Bronze Flat Axe Copper Flat Axe & Bronze Flat Axe The first objects to be made of copper and bronze were axes, made in open stone moulds. Flat axes in Kilmartin have not ... Contributed by Museum
  32. Three Socketed Axe Heads Three Socketed Axe Heads The axes were not made in flat stone moulds as before but in two-peice clay moulds. Casting was not always succesful- ... Contributed by Museum
  33. Bronze Blade Bronze Blade The blade found at Loch Glasham is unusual as daggers and blades are relitivly comman in graves. It has been ... Contributed by Museum
  34. Replica Wooden Yoke Replica Wooden Yoke Little is known about the earliest farming implements used in Kilmartin, but a wooden yoke dated to 2000 BC survived in ... Contributed by Museum
  35. Bronze age axe head Bronze age axe head Found in pristine condition during a rock climbing trip on obscure cliffs above the A5 on Pen yr ole Wen. A very unusual ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Casket - 2000yr old English Bog Oak Casket - 2000yr old English Bog Oak My sister Anthea and I each have casket about 7��? tall by 4��? diameter, of turned wood, shiny black and an acorn to lift ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Foot Print Foot Print This was found by the contributor at a known neolithic site outside Newtownards, Co. Down in 2009. Contributed by Individual
  38. Neolithic Polystone Axe Neolithic Polystone Axe This would have been a multi-purpose working tool, common to the period as people cleared the forests and fashioned ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Flint Arrowhead Flint Arrowhead This barbed and tanged flint arrowhead dates from the Bronze Age and illustrates an emerging sophistication in weaponary ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Fragment of a Neolithic jadeite axehead Fragment of a Neolithic jadeite axehead Secretive and powerful, this fragment of a Neolithic axehead is believed to be a mythical stone of great symbolism. ... Contributed by Museum
  41. Neolithic Axe Head Neolithic Axe Head This small stone axehead is made from volcanic tuff and dates from the neolithic period. It would have been used, with ... Contributed by Museum
  42. An Aboriginal tool of petrified wood. An Aboriginal tool of petrified wood. Whilst staying in Andamooka, South Australia, in 1966, searching for opals around the mouth of an opal mine ... Contributed by Individual
  43. An Aboriginal tool of petrified wood. An Aboriginal tool of petrified wood. In 1966 whilst staying in the opal-mining area of Andamooka,South Australia, looking for opals around the mouth of an ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Beaker Basket ornaments Leicestershire Beaker Basket ornaments Leicestershire Gold was the first metal worked by man. Gold objects were high status, reserved for important people. We have Gold ... Contributed by Museum
  45. a stone age thumbnail scraper a stone age thumbnail scraper This is from the dawn of civilisation in Britain when stone tools, some of increadable beauty like a leaf arrowhead or ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Bunny Guinness' Mud Hut Bunny Guinness' Mud Hut People are surprised that mud buildings can last for many years, even in England's wet climate. There are still some mud ... Contributed by Individual
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. Bob Flowerdew's Quern Bob Flowerdew's Quern I have owned a quern, or rather a quarter quern for many years, I use it as doorstop. When complete it was a squat cone ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Flint Knife Flint Knife Ice Age tribes used these for butchery. Contributed by Individual

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