2006-05-15 15:13:13 Adam Daubney adaubney 2011-02-24 13:17:45 Daniel Pett dpett LIN-88B582 lithic implement 81 flint tools and 26 pieces of debitage collected during fieldwalking over numerous years. The tools date in the main to the Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, however there are some possible Mesolithic pieces included too. 1= Flake with a cortex striking platform from translucent flint. Worked into a hollow scraper 52x38x8mm 2= Flake with a linear striking platform from translucent flint. Worked into a small knife 34x20x4mm 3= End scraper, probably late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic in date. 36x29x6mm 4= Convex scraper or plano-convex knife from translucent flint 57x22x8mm 5= Burin minus spall 32x23x6mm 6= Broken tool, possibly from a chisel 72x25x15mm 7= Pot lid worked as a knife 45x25x8mm 8= Round scraper with slight thermal damage on the ventral face 28x26x7mm 9= Thermal flake utilised as a knife/scraper 45x35x13mm 10= Probably a hafted knife blade 47x10x3mm 11= Scraper 35x26x7mm 12= Scraper with a flat striking platform from black and white matt flint (broken) 44x32x7mm 13= Round scraper reworked into a graver 35x34x8mm 14= Translucent flint flake with a thermal scar worked 38x26x6mm 15= Scraper with a cortex striking platform 30x26x7mm 16= Broken scraper with a faceted striking platform 34x28x7mm 17= Knife 38x27x14mm 18= Plano-convex knife 33x18x8mm 19= Broken knife with notch for finger protection 53x21x5mm 20= Mesolithic scraper 34x22x5mm 21= Scraper with dihedral striking platform, white patina 35x22x10mm 22= Knife, possibly for left hand use. Damaged flat striking platform 37x27x6mm 23= Thumbnail scraper with inverse retouch; edge damage 25x22x5mm 24= Old flake reused by a later culture; cortex striking platform 35x25x10mm 25= Notch/burin combination tool 44x16x7mm 26= Thumbnail scraper, partly thermal flint 22x22x4mm 27= Side scraper with faceted striking platform 27x20x6mm 28= Broken blade with a linear striking platform, possibly Mesolithic 37x16x3mm 29= Derivative of a petit tranchet 35x26x8mm 30= Possible projectile point 41x16x6mm 31= Knife with a possible haft element 47x20x9mm 32= Side scraper 29x27x5mm 33= Crude knife 47x30x6mm 34= Flake from thermal flint, used as a scraper 47x38x15mm 35= Flake with double strike, used as a knife. Flat striking platform 45x38x5mm 36= Broken scraper, reworked as a burin 36x24x7mm 37= Thermal flake, sampled 40x32x12mm 38= Flake with a faceted striking platform used as a small knife 26x25x5mm 39= Flake with faceted striking platform and retouch, partly thermal 32x24x2mm 40= Plunging flake used as a scraper with a handle 34x21x6mm 41= Broken flake used as a knife with finger protection 41x25x5mm 42= Flake with a faceted striking platform shaped as a scraper 25x30x8mm 43= Scraper, possibly for wood? 44x12x5mm 44= Broken scraper reused as a graver 24x25x5mm 45= Scraper or knife on flake with a cortex striking platform 46x33x8mm 46= Scraper with edge damage from thermal flint 38x28x13mm 47= Side scraper with a flat striking platform 27x21x8mm 48= Scraper with a cortex striking platform 33x35x8mm 49= Scraper with a faceted striking platform and edge damage, retouch is inverse 32x32x8mm 50= Hinge flake 22x24x5mm 51= Flake, could be used as a graver. Cortex striking platform and feathered terminal 39x23x5mm 52= Hollow scraper, possibly a left-handed piece. Cortex striking platform 51x36x18mm 53= Side scraper, faceted striking platform 37x22x11mm 54= Scraper with end damage 28x22x7mm 55= Derivative form of a petit tranchet (see Clarke, J.D.G 1934) 23x20x5mm 56= Scraper ready for hafting 38x30x8mm 57= Broken knife blade with a faceted striking platform 31x12x2mm 58= Unsuccessful trial shot for a burin 35x20x4mm 59= Broken scraper with a flat striking platform 42x27x10mm 60= Side scraper with flat striking platform 32x35x10mm 61= Hinge flake worked as a knife 38x25x8mm 62= Thermal flake utilised as a hollow scraper/knife 44x23x8mm 63= Hafted plunging flake utilised as a hollow scraper 56x20x12mm 64= Hinge flake utilised. Faceted striking platform 40x28x6mm 65= Graver 34x28x9mm 66= Early burin 26x18x5mm 67= Scraper with edge damage 34x34x10mm 68= Broken blade utilised as a notch 28x28x12mm 69= Step fractured side scraper 32x30x15mm 70= Broken scraper 32x32x10mm 71= Broken knife 61x20x12mm 72= Broken perforator from thermal flake 45x38x10mm 73= Sample nodule (thermal from strike) 60x30x13mm 74= Irregular core 28x32x15mm 75= Core scraper/burin 52x20x145mm 76= Hollow scraper 50x30x13mm 77= Broken side scraper 24x20x5mm 78= Broken knife with a cortex striking platform 31x20x6mm 79= Notch 37x20x13mm 80= Small knife 28x14x2mm 81= Cylindrical knife 32x25x15mm 26 pieces of debitage 81 flint tools and 26 pieces of debitage collected during fieldwalking over numerous years. The tools date in the main to the Neolithic/Early Bronze Age, however there are some possible Mesolithic pieces included too. 1= Flake with a cortex striking platform from translucent flint. Worked in... Flint Knapped/flaked MESOLITHIC MESOLITHIC Late BRONZE AGE Early -5000 -1000 2006-05-15 15:13:13 LINCOLNSHIRE NORTH KESTEVEN OSBOURNBY POINT( ) From Map TF03NE TF5033 29.06.2003 Chance find during metal detecting 107 LIN Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2006 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.