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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Flake | PUBLIC-9D5055 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A thick flake of grey brown pebble flint with light brown flecks.The proximal end has dorsal step fractures and the platform has been removed with fine semi-abrupt retouch. The right notch has been used with abrupt shallow flake scars. The straight left edge is sharp and has been trimmed on the v... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-9CB120 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A curved and twisted thin flake of creamy brown and opaque cream flint; hard hammer struck.The proximal end has been removed and a sharp notch made in the lower left margin. The rest of it and the oblique distal margin are finely retouched with a little use gloss. Another notch has been made in t... | |||||
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Microburin | PUBLIC-9C2682 |
Mesolithic | Cornwall |
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| The proximal end of a twisted flake of translucent brown flint wth opaque cream inclusions and spreading blue cream patina. The truncation is straight with a snap on the right side after an abruptly worked notch has been made. The piece was likely then discarded and the upper part of the flake ut... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-9BEAB7 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A short thick flake of marbled grey and light grey flint, removed by double hard hammer strikes from an abraded platform. The oblique right edge towards the distal end has been abraded from use through the pebble cortex. The straight left margin is sharp and has been serrated by discontinuous re... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-9BC1F1 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A short hinged flake of opaque cream flint with purple patches, struck by a hard hammer. Both margins have been used with a notch in the left with fine ventral retouch and gloss from use. The straight part of the right margin has fine retouch with a serration towards the proximal end. Butler(2005... | |||||
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Combination tool | PUBLIC-9B9273 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A thick double struck flake of translucent grey flint with cream inclusions.There is a pink flush and the flake scars are lustrous, suggesting that the pebble was heated before working. A denticule naturally formed on the right margin has been thinned and emphasised by retouch from the proximal e... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-9B5A60 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A distal fragment of a flake of grey flint with cream inclusions. It has been straight truncated with a further oblique snap from the left side to the proximal break facet. The dorsal surface carries feathered flake scars from previous removals. The distal end has been serrated with individual no... | |||||
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Borer | PUBLIC-9B17D2 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| The distal end of a thin broad flake of grey brown flint with cream flecks.It has been straight truncated with abrupt retouch on the break facet to emphasise and thin a projection on the right margin to form a piercer. Another on the distal end is formed by abrupt retouch and the straight lateral... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-9AE928 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A short flake of grey brown flint with opaque cream inclusions.The proximal end has been truncated and retouched abruptly to a hollow scraper. The left margin has notched removals. The concave distal end has been semi-abruptly edged and has been used, making extensive use gloss on the ventral su... | |||||
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Blade | PUBLIC-96F846 |
Mesolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A stout blade of opaque cream flint with rusty spots. The proximal end has been truncated straight. The dorsal section is peaked with complex blade scars; some of them from opposed platforms and an oblique distal facet making a point with the straight left margin. The margins have been heavily ut... | |||||
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Combination tool | PUBLIC-96B392 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A twisted flake of grey brown flint with opaque cream inclusions, struck from the thick cortex of a pebble. The right cortical margin has had a notch worked into it and a small end scraper worked on the distal end. The left curved margin is sharp and truncates some transverse flake scars from a p... | |||||
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End scraper | PUBLIC-95E862 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A triangular section curved flake of dark grey flint with cream flecks. The right margin is backed by pebble cortex The oblique distal margin has been abruptly retouched as an end scraper and a notch worked into the sharp left margin near the proximal end. Mercer(1981) illustrates an edge trimmed... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-95A812 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A short flake of cream and translucent pebble flint with a small notch utilised on the right side and serrated retouch on the convex left margin. There is also some shallow flakework near the proximal end on the ventral side. Mercer(1981) illustrates an edge trimmed flake on page 129, fig 56, L100. | |||||
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Combination tool | PUBLIC-958427 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A short flake of opaque cream light grey banded flint struck from an abraded platform edge. There is retouch on the lower left margin from the proximal end upwards. Towards the distal end there are notches opposite each other on the left and right margins. It may be that the tool was hafted using... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-953742 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A curved hard hammer struck flake of tan flint with cream flecks. It has been boldy retouched when seen from the ventral side on the convergent margins towards the distal end. these form a pair of sharp notches or hollow scrapers. The oblique edge towards the proximal end has also been semi-abrup... | |||||
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Borer | PUBLIC-92CA32 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A soft hammer struck flake from an abraded platform on a core of nodular flint. YThe oblique distal and right margin, on the ventral side have been retouched to expose a point or piercer. For other duties the right margin has been finely flaked with a sharp notch on the ventral side.The cortical... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-928EB6 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A cortical flake from a pebble of opaque cream flint struck by a hard hammer. The right margin is shallowly retouched and semi-abruptly. There have also been a few small flakes removed through the cortex of the opposite margin. Mercer(1981) illustrates a worked cortical flake on page 133, fig 58,... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-7D3A52 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A small, thin, triangular section double hard hammer struck flake of grey brown flint with cream flecks. There is a small patch of nodular cortex on the distal end.The edges have been utilised with discontinuous semi-abrupt removals and a short run of retouch towards the proximal end of the left ... | |||||
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Grindstone | PUBLIC-737165 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A thick remnant of a core with a patch of nodular cortex remaining. However the piece has been altered by heat, perhaps accidentally but certainly it has then been re-used with knowledge of the properties of internally fractured flint. It is now opaque dark brown; likely altered from translucent ... | |||||
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Hammerstone | PUBLIC-72B682 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| An exhausted flake core of light grey flint, worked to exhaustion and forming a roughly cubic shape. It is now formed of truncated facets worked from 3 directions. The edges have been used and have been abraded. Possibilities include a strike-a-light, which would need a piece of iron pyrites to s... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-723AF5 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A broad hard hammer struck flake of translucent brown flint, full of opaque cream cloudy inclusions. The dorsal surface has carried away a set of step fractures from a pebble flint core. The concave distal facet has a slightly abraded edge as though it has had end scraper use. The left margin is ... | |||||
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Combination tool | PUBLIC-720854 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
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| A short thick, hard hammer struck flake from a pebble of amber chert. Notches have been struck with a single blow on each side. The one on the right, struck through the cortex has some use gloss. On the distal end there is a flat facet made by abrupt flaking to an end scraper. Butler(2005) illust... | |||||
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End scraper | PUBLIC-71DC35 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A stout flake of opaque cream flint from an opposed platform core with a transverse flake scar at the distal end. The proximal end shows that it was struck from an abraded platform. From it to the right margin there is an oblique line of fine semi-abrupt retouch. The left margin is a flat facet ... | |||||
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End scraper | PUBLIC-7191F2 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A long, thick triangular section flake of cream grey pebble flint . The right margin has discontinuous shallow invasive flake removals and abrasion from a harsh task; blunting the sharp edge.The distal end is finely finished with steep parallel retouch and around on to the right margin as an end ... | |||||
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Microburin | PUBLIC-5F8CD5 |
Mesolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A soft hammer struck proximal end of a flake or blade of translucent brown flint with cream cloudy inclusions struck from an abraded platform. Most of it has been removed by a straight snap and the remaining piece has been discarded. Butler(2005) describes microburins produced by a simple snap on... | |||||
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Core | PUBLIC-5F5236 |
Bronze age | Cornwall |
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| An opposed platform core worked on a thick triangular section piece of black, lightly rolled pebble flint with opaque cream inclusions.Short flakes and blade flakes have been removed from abraded and bruised platform edges. Butler(2005) illustrates a 2 platform core on page 180, fig 74, 4. | |||||
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Core | PUBLIC-5F1243 |
Bronze age | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A single platform core of light grey flint with cream flecks, worked 3 quarters of the way aound the edge of the platform. It was a difficult pebble to work with internal flaws and step frctures terminated some of the removals. A few expedient removals were attempted from flake ridges transversel... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-5ED823 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A small soft hammer struck flake of dark grey brown flint with opaque cream inclusions.The right distal end is obliquely abruptly retouched and the straight right margin is finely semi-abruptly retouched. Perhaps this combination was as a blunt backing for holding the small flake when using the m... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-5E7F85 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A hard hammer struck broad and thin flake of opaque cream flint. Holding the blunt proximal end makes the rest of the sharp perimeter available for cuttting or scraping. There is slight retouch or wear on part of the margin. Butler(2005) describes utilised and retouched flakes or blades on page ... | |||||
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Flake | PUBLIC-5E4C71 |
Neolithic | Cornwall |
xml | csv json |
| A thick wedge from a smashed black, opaque Portland chert pebble. One end was more pointed and had semi-abrupt retouch to enhance its prominence. It may have been used as a piercer or some other expedient purpose. Butler(2005) describes utilised and retouched flakes or blades on page 134. | |||||
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