Record ID: NLM-FA24C1
Object type: POLISHER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone rubber or polisher. A fine-grained Sandstone chunk, possibly half of an originally cylindrical object, with smooth curved sides and flat top with one groove near its edge. The other two adjacent flat sides are both slightly ridged or grooved in the same direction, with about four ridges or grooves passing across that face which preserves these details best. In its present form, the object sits well in the hand if either of the flat faces are used. The improvised use of rubbers and sharpeners and polishers extends from Prehistory, through the Roman period and into the Early Mediev…
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
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Record ID: NLM-65E80A
Object type: FOB
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold and glass fob seal, as kindly identified by the finder. A thin casing of reddish gold with a billeted band passing round three sides to afford grip and with a billeted frame for a flat polished opaque black glass gem engraved with the image of a snake passing left through long grass, with the reversed legend above: BEWARE. The base of the casing is dented. Richard Hudson kindly and promptly comments as follows: 'I was just looking through the Finds Database and came across the fob NLM-65E80A. It has been described as depicting a snail in the grass but I’d suggest that th…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-AE2C6B
Object type: POLISHER
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone rubber. A water-rolled pebble with abundant black flecks to diameter 3mm, with one flattened sub-triangular surface. The object is of a size to fit snugly in the hand and may have been used for a grinding or polishing task using the flat face. The use of a probable Glacial Erratic for such purposes might be ascribed to Prehistory, or indeed any time up to the Viking Age, when the international supply of stone for specialist purposes was revived. Suggested date: Unknown, Neolithic to Early Medieval, 4000BC-AD850 Height: 42.5mm, Width: 49.2mm, Weight: 136.26gms
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cockerington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C88BBC
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone possible gaming piece of possible Roman date, AD 43 - 410. The object is formed from a very smooth circular pebble, identified by the finder as Cornish greenstone. The pebble has two shallowly convex faces and rounded sides. It would have functioned well as a counter or gaming piece. It may have been naturally formed but collected for use as a playing piece. Measurements are; diameter 24.3mm, thickness 7.5mm and weight 6.74g. The stone is dark brown, fine grained and smooth, but with a slightly pitted surface under magnification. There appears to be a high quartz content.…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: NLM-6033AD
Object type: SADDLE QUERN
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fine-grained Limestone saddle quern. A neat sub-rectangular block of stepped wedge-shaped profile, worn on its upper surface with a flat base which is indented only at its thicker end. The form is Neolithic, and a saddle quern would be used with a separate cobble grinding stone to grind corn to a coarse flour, and hence marks the advent of arable farming in the area whence it was reported. The small size and flat base – the latter perhaps suggesting use on a flat surface or even a table, which would be a remarkable feature to postulate in a Neolithic settlement – are perhap…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cockerington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-E38598
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavy butted Neolithic fully ground and polished flint axe, of white patinated flint with a slightly grey inclusions to one face, all surfaces have both spotty iron stains and streaks from contact with agricultural machinery. The axe has been damaged at some point to the cutting edge, it appears that a large flake has initiated at the cutting edge (presumably in use) and has left a “plunging” flake to one face, the flake has terminated in a large step fracture, this is a common feature to axes that have broken in use, like NMS-7AE7C9, NMS-E21D6A and NMS-4EA515, the last t…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-396F9C
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic to early Bronze Age polished stone perforated object, dating to c. 2800 - 2100 BC. The object is sub-rectangular with slightly convex sides, it is pointed oval in section. Positioned in the centre is a circular perforation which has a slight hourglass form. The butt of the object is slightly rounded towards the butt and shows some wear through use. The opposing edge slopes more sharply into the cutting edge, this is mostly worn through use. The surface on all sides is smooth and only slightly pitted. The stone is dark grey in colour.  Length: 102 mm…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
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Record ID: CORN-78FCD8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked ground and polished axehead, of a black hue, of probable Bronze Age date. Found with items possibly of the Bronze Age period, but its dating in relation to these finds could not be verified, as it was an historical find, once part of the Zennor Wayside museum's collections, and so, its exact geospatial provenance is unknown. The axehead is rectangular in shape with a ground flat bladed edge. The sides have been ground and polished flat and smooth. It appears a lot of effort has been applied in the production of this tool. The end has been rounded o…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: CORN-78F62C
Object type: MULLER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete worked stone or rubbing stone or 'muller' of unknown date, but probable prehistoric, given its findspot context. It is likely constructed from a fine-grained granite. The fragment is trapezoidal in plan. On one side it has been ground flat with a slight indentation, and the other side has been ground in a convex shape. The complete end has been rounded and shaped smooth which follow the lines of the sides. The broken edge appears to have been worked, so as to smooth out the damage. Measurements : length 69.53mm, width 54.2954.29mm, thickn…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: CORN-28E568
Object type: WORKED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked stone, made from a white granitic stone, of probable Neolithic date, considering the context in which it was found. It was possibly used as a scraper. Dimensions: Remaining length, 50.05mm, remaining width, 44.43mm, thickness, 21.25mm. Weight: 59g.
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: CORN-28ABAB
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 3 almost-complete probable whetstones, of prehistoric date (likely Mesolithic to Bronze Age c.8300-800 BC). The object is a oval shaped pebble, especially worn on one edge, of heavily patinated dark brown coloured stone, probably gabbroic in nature.  Dimensions (objects from L-R): Whetstone 1 (the largest): Remaining length, 105.67, width, 40.82mm, thickness, 19.97mm. Weight: 131g. Whetstone 2 (the smallest): Remaining length, 72.26mm, width, 30.35mm, thickness, 13.17mm. Weight: 53g. Whetstone 3: Remaining length, 86.68mm, width, 48…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: CORN-28A88C
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken probable hammerstone of prehistoric date (likely Mesolithic to Bronze Age c.8300-800 BC). The object is a sub-rounded shaped pebble of heavily patinated light brown coloured stone, probably gabbroic in nature. Dimensions: Remaining length, 51.03mm, diameter, 39.4mm. Weight: 110g.
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: CORN-28A5F4
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete hammer stone of prehistoric date (likely Mesolithic to Bronze Age c.8300-800 BC). The object is a sub-rounded shaped pebble of heavily patinated grey coloured stone, probably gabbroic in nature. Dimensions: Diameter, 48.18mm. Weight: 130g.
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: CORN-28A1C2
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively worn blade end of a greenstone adzehead, of probable late Neolithic - early Bronze Age date, made from weathered greenstone meta-gabbro. Greenstones axe or adze heads were commonplace during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Cornwall.  'Greenstone' is actually a general archaeological term, rather than meaning a specific stone. It is commonly used to refer to any green-hued minerals that were used during the Prehistoric, to make tools, jewellery etc... To make matters even more complicated, various antiquarian literature in Cornwall calls this…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: CORN-289DE3
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of relatively worn greenstone axeheads, of probable late Neolithic - early Bronze Age date. Likely made from blue Elvan.  The larger is the blade half of an axe-head, and the smaller is the blade end of a possible Group 1 adzehead. Greenstones axe or adze heads were commonplace during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Cornwall.  'Greenstone' is actually a general archaeological term, rather than meaning a specific stone. It is commonly used to refer to any green-hued minerals that were used during the Prehistoric, to make tools, jewellery etc.…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: CORN-E82001
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible quern fragment, likely from the base. It looks to be made from a pitted greenstone. Due to its findspot context, it is likely to be Iron Age in dating, although secure dating is impossible, given its fragmentary state, but it is likely to be of prehistoric-Iron Age dates. It still has evidence of a grinding surface, and the curvature around the edge of the grinding surface (where this surface meets the edge of the stone) suggests that when intact, the entire object was circular in shape. Using this curvature to estimate the overall diameter of the grinding surface, it wo…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: SOM-1B9EFA
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished flint axehead dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000 BC to 2351 BC. Only the cutting edge of the axehead survives and is D-shaped in plan and ovate in section. The cutting edge is noticably sharp. The axehead is made of a light and dark brown mottled flint, and there is a hinge fracture to the front of the axehead. There is also a separate flake taken off the reverse side of the axehead, it is inclear if this is a use break or deliberate break. The polished surface has been visibly worn by natural causes likely during later movement of …
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: ESS-F0EDD7
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of stone, possibly a fragment of a quern, of Roman to medieval date, (c.43 AD - 1500 AD). Description: The fragment is broadly triangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The longer, curved edge of the triangle shape suggests the outer edge of a quern stone, though this edge is very rough. The other edges are broken. One face is worked. On the worked face, there is a dished indentation whose curved edge is parallel to the line of the curved outer edge. This indentation is probably part of the central hollow of the lower stone of a quern. There is no …
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: DOR-9C5D42
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete ground and polished stone axehead. Cornish Group I. The surfaces are heavily weathered and quite rough. It has a transverse break across the body and only about half of the axehead remains.The cutting edge is not present. It tapers gently to a slightly rounded and asymmetrical butt. One side has a slight ridge, the other is faceted. It has an elliptical cross section. Date: Neolithic - c. 4000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 95 mm x 56 mm x 31 mm Weight: 263 g Mik Markham carried out a macro examination of the material of the axehead and noted the following: The material…
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Saturday 2nd December 2023
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Record ID: NLM-5A8647
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Granite pebble hammerstone. A large rounded water-worn cobble of a pale hard igneous rock, probably granite from Glacial Drift. Both ends are brightened and scarred by use as a pounding or hammering tool. The finder kindly notes that an area of the more extensively battered end was reused as a polisher, which has smoothed this zone over a length of 32mm. Suggested date: probably Neolithic, 4000-2350 BC Length: 89.7mm, Width: 68.6mm, Thickness: 43.8mm, Weight: c.410gms
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnetby le Wold', grid reference and parish protected.