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	Axehead roughout	CORN-586162	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Incomplete axehead roughout made from a gabbroic greenstone cobble that is finer grained and more doleritic than other examples from this area. The interrelationship between the weathering, fracture and possible grinding of the cobble are very complex. The butt end is rounded and damaged, and the...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-581964	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Broken blade end of an axehead roughout of coarse gabbroic greenstone, U-shaped in plan, lozenge-shaped in profile and oval in section. There is a defined yet damaged cutting edge at the blade end, and the entire surface is deeply pitted and weathered. The roughout is broken in half so that the b...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-57D263	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Fragment of gabbroic greenstone cobble, triangular in plan and in profile and circular in section. The piece is broken at one end and tapers to a point at the other, to form a conical shape, similar to the pointed butt end of an axe. The surface appears to have been ground into this shape, rather...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-5748D6	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Fragment of gabbroic greenstone cobble, triangular in plan and in profile and circular in section. The piece is broken at one end and tapers to a point at the other, to form a conical shape, similar to the pointed butt end of an axe. The surface appears to have been ground into this shape, rather...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-56FD36	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Fragment of gabbroic greenstone cobble, triangular in plan and in profile and ovoid in section. The piece is broken at one end and tapers to a point at the other, to form a conical shape, similar to the pointed butt end of an axe. The surface appears to have been ground into this shape, rather th...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-4F4B17	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Weathered cobble of greenstone, oval in plan and ovoid in profile and section. There is rough working over the whole of the surface of the flat oval shape which may have once been an axehead roughout, and has since been broken and weathered. One end tapers more to a rounded point, but there is no...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-423080	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Weathered cobble of metamorphic slate deriving ultimately from the granite aureole, which has been shaped into an axehead roughout, now broken. The roughout is rhomboidal in plan, and lozenge-shaped in profile and in section. The blade end tapers to a point in both plan and profile, so the cuttin...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-3AD862	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Broken blade end of an axehead roughout of igneous rock but not gabbroic greenstone, U-shaped in plan, and lozenge-shaped in profile and in section. There is a defined yet damaged cutting edge at the blade end, and the ventral face is more ground down, through use rather than weathering, while th...
	Pestle	CORN-AE8D96	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Large volcanic greenstone pebble, circular in plan and in profile and ovate in section. The upper face and base have weathered to a smooth surface and one side appears ground to smooth, flatter edge, suggesting some pestle use around part of the perimeter. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites...
	Pestle	CORN-AE6DE3	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Rough greenstone cobble, ovate in plan, and trapezoidal in profile and semi-circular in section. The base has been ground to a smooth flat surface and there is a fracture running through the middle of the cobble, and one edge has a spur projecting beyone the base, suggesting a section has broken ...
	Hammerstone	CORN-AE3196	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Greenstone hammerstone, ovate in plan, and trapezoidal in profile and section. The upper face has been weathered to a smooth flat surface and the base has been ground flat and one end tapers slightly to a rounded rough edge, suggesting some possible rough hammerstone use around part of the perime...
	Hammerstone	CORN-9A5B61	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Chunk of tabular greenstone, semi-circular in plan, and pentagonal in profile and rectangular in section. The upper face has been weathered to a smooth flat surface and the base has been ground flat and one end tapers to a rounded rough edge, suggesting some possible coarse hammerstone use. Such ...
	Pestle	CORN-99DAA7	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Fine-grained greenstone cobble, circular in plan, and hexagonal in profile and section. The upper and lower or base surfaces have both been ground flat and both ends are bevelled end, suggesting use as a pestle. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites but not in any quantity compared to mullers ...
	Hammerstone	CORN-9951E7	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Fine-grained greenstone cobble, circular in plan, and ovate in profile and section. The upper and lower or base surfaces have both been ground and the facet at one end of the stone has been ground flat, while the other rounded end has been pecked, suggesting extensive use as a hammerstone and pos...
	Pestle	CORN-992780	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Flint ball, circular in plan, profile and section. There is some pecking on the lower surface of the ball and larger flakes have been removed from one side, suggesting hammerstone or pestle use. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites but not in any quantity compared to mullers and rubbers. The ...
	Pestle	CORN-9918D7	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Greenstone ball, circular in plan, profile and section. There is pecking all over the surface of the ball and a smooth section that has been ground, with some flakes having been removed from one side and the upper surface, suggesting hammerstone or pestle use. Such pieces do turn up on domestic s...
	Pestle	CORN-9637E1	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Hornfels-greenstone ball, derived from the local Gwavas Quarry near Newlyn. The ball is circular in plan, profile and section. There is some pecking on the lower surface of the ball and larger flakes have been removed from two sides, suggesting pestle use. Such pieces do turn up on domestic sites...
	Hammerstone	CORN-851C25	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Igneous rock cobble, probably greenstone but awaiting geological comment by Roger Taylor. The cobble is circular in plan and almost circular, but bun-shaped with a flat base, in profile and section. There is some pecking on the upper surface and the sides of the stone, where some larger flakes ha...
	Hammerstone	CORN-808B47	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Veined igneous rock cobble, probably greenstone but awaiting geological comment by Roger Taylor. The cobble is triangular in plan and plano-convex in profile and section, with a vein running obliquely through the stone, which looks like a fracture. There is some pecking on the upper surface and g...
	Hammerstone	CORN-7EA1D3	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Igneous rock cobble, probably greenstone but awaiting geological comment by Roger Taylor. The cobble is circular in plan and ovate in profile and section, with flakes having been removed over one side of the upper surface and a flattened base, suggesting hammerstone and pestle use. Such pieces do...
	Hammerstone	CORN-4EDA88	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Small fine igneous rock ball, probably greenstone but awaiting geological comment by Roger Taylor. The ball is circular in plan and ovate in profile and section, with pecking all over the upper surface and a flattened base, perhaps through grinding or hammering. Such pieces do turn up on domestic...
	Hammerstone	CORN-4592B3	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Fragment of a cobble of quartz tourmaline, a late stage alteration of granite, sub-rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in profile. Part of the concave curved surface on the upper face which looks like a polishing surface, has been naturally formed, but the breaks retain evidence of its use as a h...
	Hammerstone	CORN-44BEA1	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Small volcanic greenstone cobble, sub-square in plan and section and rhomboidal in profile, with rounded facets and flat parallel surfaces, probably used as a hammerstone and sourced in the Mounts Bay area of Cornwall. The hammerstone is of a convenient size to be held in the hand. Such pieces do...
	Pestle	CORN-412405	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Greenstone cobble, circular in plan and section, and egg-shaped in profile, with one pointed end roughly pecked, possibly from hammerstone use, and the other end smoothed and polished from a little pestle use. Note that the rough pecked end forms a visual contrast to the fine grain which occurs a...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-0107A5	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Greenstone or metadolerite axe roughout, which has been petrologically analysed by Dr. Roger Taylor as part of the Clodgy Moor Project. The roughout is a bladed cobble that is ovate in plan and section, and lozenge-shaped in profile. There are more invasive flake scars at the butt end of the roug...
	Axehead roughout	CORN-00EE57	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Metamafic greenstone axe roughout which has been petrologically analysed by Dr. Roger Taylor as part of the Clodgy Moor Project. Sub-ovate in section and plan with angled sides that taper towards the butt end, and lozenge-shaped in profile. The roughout has been shaped and ground from a weathered...
	Axehead	CORN-FE8724	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Incomplete metamafic greenstone axe which has been petrologically analysed by Dr. Roger Taylor as part of the Clodgy Moor Project. Sub-ovate in plan with parallel sides, which would taper slightly towards the butt if it remained, and lozenge-shaped in profile and in section. Less than half of the...
	Axehead	CORN-C1CD03	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Flint flake from a polished axehead (Alison Roberts, Ashmolean Museum, pers comm), pentagonal in plan with parallel oblique margins, and lozenge-shaped in profile and in section, with a central medial ridge. The proximal end retains the bulb of percussion on the ventral face and the distal end ha...
	Knife	CORN-BEDFE2	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Flint knife, sub-rectangular in plan, plano-convex in profile and triangular in section, with a central medial ridge. The original blade has been rolled in the sea so that it is water-worn, and then retouched after this event, as the scars on the margins of the blade cut through the earlier worn ...
	Pot	CORN-9C7C23	Neolithic	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Pottery rim sherd with a rounded top that is everted externally, with a slight groove below this where the pot is angled to form the wall of the vessel, but essentially what Manby (1999) refers to as a simple rim on page 61, in Table 6.2. The sherd is made of gabbroic clay that weathers over the ...