Record ID: BH-FAE5C2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A shaped stone weight, probably dating from the Medieval period and produced for weighing down a fish trap. The weight has been carved from local oolitic limestone and is roughly T-shaped. The oval-sectioned shaft is reasonably well finished and there is a cylindrical perforation a short distance above the halfway point. The head has squared-off sides but the top is irregular. Much of the surface is covered by a dark stain from its deposition or use. Height: 145mm; width: 92.5mm; thickness: 62.7mm; hole diameter: 18.2mm. Weight: 863.1g. These weights are discussed by Dennis C…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2015
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Record ID: BH-9CBA96
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A sub-ovoid cobble with pitted surface (see lower view in image), which may indicate use as a prehistoric hammer stone. It should be noted, however, that cobbles used in road surfaces also develop similar wear patterns. Length: 71.8mm; width: 60.3mm; thickness: 37.5mm. Weight: 239.28g.
Created on: Saturday 29th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: BH-8525D6
Object type: BATTLEAXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A ground stone battle axe, probably of Scandinavian origin and dating from the Neolithic period. The axe, which survives intact, is of flattened-oval section, tapering to a wedge-shaped, downward-curving blade. The cylindrical socket is located close to the butt of the axe, where there is a rearward, hammer-like projection of circular section. The tool has been made from a medium-textured grey stone with a strand-like structure. Orangey-brown deposits on the surface of the implement are probably the result of the tool having been deposited in a wet environment. Length: 147.8mm; …
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
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Record ID: BH-54BBD6
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A carved and polished bead of uncertain date and material. The bead is roughly spherical and has an off-centre perforation of circular section. The point from which this perforation has been drilled is marked by an inverted conical depression. The surface is divided between patches of various colours, from pinkish-white to orange and various shades of grey. At at least two points these patches are crossed by parallel veins of white. The bead is damaged in places. It measures 16.3mm in diameter, 14.2mm high and weighs 5.09g. The weight and appearance of this bead suggest it is prob…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Billington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-85E584
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary quernstone, probably of Roman date. The piece does not appear to retain any portion of its outer side. Both surfaces show evidence of having been shaped the upper surface, worn smooth, has a 'pecked' appearace from the shaping process, while the underside bears several parallel grooves. The thickness of the stone decreases towards the outside. The material employed is an even-grained, coarse gritstone of uncertain origin. The object measures 110mm long, 95mm wide (remaining diameter) and up to 32mm thick. It weighs 434.7g.
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-85D191
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary quernstone, probably dating from the Roman period. The piece does not retain any portion of its outer side. The worked surface is slightly concave. The stone is an unidentified coarse gritstone which contains frequent large white pebbles. The object measures 125mm long, 100mm wide and 50mm thick. It weighs 959.8g.
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-85B741
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two adjoining fragments of a circular rotary quernstone from a small hand-mill. The two pieces represent approximately one quarter of the original stone. At the centre is a portion of the central spindle hole. The upper surface is flat and bears some concentric grooves from the milling process. Part of the curved outer edge survives. The stone employed is a coarse-grained gritstone of uncertain origin. The piece measures 140mm wide, indicating an original diameter of approximately 300mm. It measures up to 175mm long, 50mm thick and weighs 1.495kg. Small rotary querns are a reasona…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-859FC5
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rotary hand-quern of probable Roman date. The convex upper surface indicates that this is part of a base stone. The piece represents part of the outer side of an originally circular stone, the diameter of which would have been slightly wider than that of the remaining piece. The stone used is a reasonably fine-grained limestone and has been worn smooth in places. Adhering to the outside is what appears to be a patch of iron corrosion, which may have originated from an attached iron band. The piece measures approximately 280mm wide, 80mm deep and weighs in excess of 2…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-0C1038
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck flake of chert, probably dating from the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500BC- c. 1500BC). The flake has been struck from a prepared core, a small portion of the flat core platform remaining at the proximal end. The length of the flake is approximately three times the width. From the proximal end the long sides diverge towards the distal end. One third of the way from the distal end there is a narrower 'waist', below which the sides become parallel, terminating in a blunt point. It seems likely that this waist and point have been deliberately created, perh…
Created on: Friday 4th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2011
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Record ID: BH-1E8048
Object type: TILE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a limestone roof tile of Medieval to modern date. The piece is irregular but probably retains it's horizontal back edge. A short distance in from this edge is a drilled circular hole. The piece measures 63.8mm wide, 41.6mm high and 11.4mm thick. It weighs 33.59g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th March 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 30th March 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sharnbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A58E7
Object type: MACE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Approximately half of a perforated stone hammer, or 'mace head' of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date. The artefact appears to have originally been sub-circular in plan, although there is a notable flattening mid way along the intact edge, possibly indicative of use. The upper and lower surfaces are convex, tapering towards a central edge. The central perforation is hour-glass shaped. The stone is greyish-green in colour and of unknownorigin.The tool measures 86.8mm in diameter, 49.6mm wide and 27.7mm thick. The weight is 159.44g. The British Museum catalogue of Stone Age Antiqu…
Created on: Saturday 6th March 2010
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hail Weston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E5CA81
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chert axe head. From its general shape, and the lack of any obvious tranchet sharpening blow, the artefact probably dates to the Neolithic period (c. 4500–c. 2500 BC). The axe head has parallel right and left hand sides. It is rounded at both ends, one of which is more obviously a cutting edge. It is made from good quality pinkish-fawn chert and is bifacially worked. An area of cortex on one surface indicates that the raw material came from a large river-worn pebble, which may have been a glacial erratic as flint is the locally occurring stone. The type of raw material and lack …
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BH-762291
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A carved stone axe hammer or macehead of probable late Neolithic to early Bronze Age date (2500-1800 BC). Such implements have been found throughout Britain and there is some debate as to whether they were tools or had a symbolic function. A similar example, complete with evidence of a shaft, was found in the Bronze Age Bush Barrow in Wiltshire. The object is made from a mid brown quartzite pebble of possible Scottish origin (see M.B. Fenton; 1984). It has been roughly shaped but probably not polished. The surfaces are convex and the implement increases in width from the back to the f…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kings Walden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-416BD3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A puddingstone implement which has been deliberately formed and used as a tool in prehistory. It is possible that the object is a hammerstone used in the production of flint tools, but, given the extent of the initial shaping and the subsequent even wear pattern on the underside, it is more likely to be a grain rubber for use with a saddle quern. The object is roughly ovoid, apart from a flat area on the upper surface, which has been created in order to make the object easier to handle. On the convex underside is an area which has been flattened by regular use of the implement. It date…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Hertfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-08D4C2
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fine grained stone hone of Roman date. Rectangular in shape with a rectangular cross section. Very worn on each of the four long sides, due to heavy use as a sharpening stone. Meausures 70.4mm long by 23.7mm wide and 18.7mm high. Weight = 60.36.
Created on: Thursday 11th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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