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Arrowhead | NCL-7AFFD5 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| An incomplete knapped arrowhead ofprobable Neolithic date, c. 3500-2500 BC. The arrowhead has been knapped from a grey-brown flint into a leaf-shape of very find quality, related as much to the quality of flint as the skill of the knapper. The tip is missing, and there is a clean diagonal break f... | |||||
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Debitage | NCL-7AEA70 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| 15 flakes of flint debitage of probable Neolithic date, c. 3500-2500 BC. The flakes vary in size, shape and colour, but include primary, secondary, and tertiary flakes from flint knapping. | |||||
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Core | NCL-7AD6E8 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| Two flint cores of probable Neolithic date, c. 3500-2500 BC. Both cores are sub-triangular in plan, and can be described as roughly wedge-shaped. The smaller core has been further struck/knapped, with many flakes removed. The larger core is probably unworked, but retains some outer cortex on one ... | |||||
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Scraper (tool) | NCL-7A4A27 |
Neolithic | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| A flint scraper, probably of Neolithic date, c. 3500-2500 BC. The scraper is roughly triangular in plan, struck from a larger core. A short, concave edge suggests some wear, though there is no evidence of retouch or pressure flaking anywhere on the scraper. The flint is honey-brown in colour with... | |||||
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Debitage | NCL-7A2F72 |
Neolithic | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Four large primary and secondary flint flakes from knapping, probably Neolithic in date, c. 3500-2500 BC. The flakes a long and relatively simple, having been knocked of a core. They vary in colour from a honey-brown to a chalking white-grey. | |||||
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Arrowhead | NCL-CEA577 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A flint arrowhead of Neolithic date, c. 3500 BC-2100 BC. The arrowhead has been knapped from a light grey coloured flint in a roughly triangular shape with some retouch along one edge. However, it appears unfinished. | |||||
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Arrowhead | NCL-CE9A62 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A flint arrowhead of Neolithic date, c. 3500 BC-2100 BC. The arrowhead has been knapped from a honey-coloured flint in a roughly triangular shape with some retouch along one edge. | |||||
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Blade | NCL-CE8B91 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A flint blade of Prehistoric date, probably Neolithic, c. 3500 BC-2100 BC. The blade is sub-rectangular in plan, with one straight-edged end that probably snapped and the opposite end rounded. In section, the blade is triangular. It has been knapped from a white-grey flint and there are some trac... | |||||
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Flake | NCL-CE7827 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| Seven flint flakes of Prehistoric date, probably Neolithic, c. 3500 BC-2100 BC. The flakes are secondary and tertiary, mostly sub-triangular in plan and made from honey-brown to white-grey and dark grey flint. | |||||
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Core | NCL-CE65A4 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| Three flint cores of Prehistoric date, probably Neolithic, c. 3500 BC-2100 BC. Two cores are a white-grey flint, the larger bearing cortex. The third core is a dark grey flint. All three indicate knapping. | |||||
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Arrowhead | NCL-1BC5F0 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A probable petit tranchet arrowhead of Early Neolithic date. The arrowhead has a broader fan-shaped base with a longer body before coming to a rounded point. Some evidence of pressure-flaking at the base. Knapped from a grey-brown flint. | |||||
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Awl | NCL-1BB9E5 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| Early Neolithic awl, incomplete. The awl is knapped from a sub-triangular flake, though the point is missing. | |||||
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Drill | NCL-1B9DD3 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A flint drill or awl of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. The drill/awl has a sub-discoidal base with a pointed extension functioning as the drill. Pressure flaking was used to define the drill. | |||||
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Arrowhead | NCL-1B8430 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A flint arrowhead of early Neolithic date. The arrowhead is leaf-shaped, with pressure flaking defining the edges on the dorsal and ventral surfaces, though more on the dorsal surface. | |||||
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Blade | NCL-1B7A33 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A probable flint blade of early Neolithic date. The blade is knapped from a rectangular flake, with little elaboration besides further striking to define the edge. | |||||
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Blade | NCL-1B6D21 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A flint blade of Early Neolithic date. The blade is sub-triangular in plan and formed by the removal of three flakes from the dorsal surface. There is no evidence for further flaking along the blade edges. It is knapped from a flint honey-brown-orange in colour. | |||||
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Arrowhead | NCL-C9B7F4 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A knapped leaf-shaped arrowhead of the early Neolithic, c. 3500-2900 BC. The arrowhead have been knapped from a grey flint with white inclusions, bifacially. Pressure flaking along all edges provided a lozenge-shape. | |||||
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Scraper (tool) | NCL-C9A146 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A thumbnail scraper of the late Neolithic, c. 2500-2100 BC. The scraper has been knapped from the primary flake of a white-grey flint with white inclusions. It is bifacially worked with a break on the distal end. | |||||
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Scraper (tool) | NCL-C99124 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A knapped thumbnail scraper of the late Neolithic, c. 2500-2100 BC. The scraper has been knapped from the primary flake of a white-grey flint with white inclusions. It is unifacially flakes with retouch on two edges of the dorsal face. The edges are convex and meet at a shallow point opposite th... | |||||
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Knife | NCL-CAF8E1 |
Neolithic | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
xml | csv json |
| An incomplete flint knife of the late Neolithic to early Bronze Age, c. 2500-1500 BC. The flint consists of the end of a plano-convex knife bifacially knapped from a grey-brown flint.The blade has snapped off, with the break clearly visible in the pointed-oval section, and leaving only the 'but... | |||||
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Axe | NCL-982DA3 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A groundstone axe of the Neolithic period, c. 3500-2100 BC. The axe has been ground from an igneous rock of very fine and dense form with a pale green/white outer cortex, that may be related to Langdale geology. The axe is subtrapezoidal in shape plan and pointed-oval in section, with a round... | |||||
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Blade | NCL-632FC1 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
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| A knapped flint blad of Neolithic date, 3500-2100 BC. The blade is knapped from a large convex flake and is roughly trapezoidal in section and semicircular in plan. There is very little retouch or pressure flaking along the edges, but the tip appears to be incomplete, perhaps due to use. | |||||
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Handaxe | NCL-478B11 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| Bifacial polished stone hand axe. Neolithic style. | |||||
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Thumb nail scraper | NCL-292DB2 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A knapped flint thumbnail scraper of Neolithic date. The scraper is semi-circular in plan and triangular in section. The scraper was shaped with percussive strikes and the edge formed by pressure-flaking. The flint is brown in colour with some large mineral inclusions. | |||||
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Lithic implement | NCL-6EECD0 |
Neolithic | North Yorkshire |
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| A small group of flint tools, probably of Neolithic date. There are 9 items of flint, four of which are large flakes of waste, some containing outer cortext, one blade, two scrapers, and two projectile points. Relatively speaking, all the tools are 'rough' in the sense that they may be exam... | |||||
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Axehead | NCL-1F34B5 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A groundstone axehead of the Neolithic period. The axe is trapezoidal in plan, with the curved blade the widest edge and the butt the shortest. All the faces are rounded, and the edge is not very sharp. The axe has been ground from a fine blue-green sedimentary rock. | |||||
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Pestle | NCL-1CDAC1 |
Neolithic | North Yorkshire |
xml | csv json |
| A cylindrical sandstone pestle with rounded ends of unknown date | |||||
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Scraper (tool) | NCL-8CBD98 |
Neolithic | Lincolnshire |
xml | csv json |
| A knapped flint scraper, Neolithic in date. It is U-shaped in plan and sub-rectangular in section. All surfaces are worked. | |||||
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Flint implement | NCL-D14932 |
Neolithic | Northumberland |
xml | csv json |
| A complete flint scraper dating to the Neolithic period. The scraper is small and rather crudely formed. It has a flat surface, a convex reverse and is nearly drop shaped in plan. | |||||
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Drill | NCL-F348F2 |
Neolithic | Durham |
xml | csv json |
| A flint drill of the early Neolithic period. The drill is sub-triangular in plan with a wide base and an elongated shank that forms the drill bit. One edge of the drill and its tip bear traces of pressure-flaked retouch, along with one bottom edge of the base. The flint is grey in colour... | |||||

