Record ID: HAMP-A6AEE6
Object type: GRINDSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric grindstone  of possible Bronze Age date. The Grindstone is made of a light reddish brown quartzite pebble that is sub-rectantular in plan and sub-oval in section. This object has a flat worn distal end and has been  worn enough  create a slightly concave section on the on the right margin. There appears to be some pecking or battering at the proximal end of the stone. Similar to Partridge, W (2017) DEV-94CED5: A BRONZE AGE GRINDSTONE Web page available at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/865036 
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: HAMP-137445
Object type: AXE HAMMER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a perforated axe hammer or "mace head" made of a light redddish brown quartzite pebble. The perforated object is sub-oval in plan, with a flattened oval section. The perforation was formed by pecking with a hard, pointed stone from both sides leaving subtle raised area near the centre of the perforation. This object is different than other broken mace-heads or axe hammers on the database, as its proximal end  has been deliberately worn down at a 45 degree angle to the perforation. It is possible that this object was broken and then re-used as a pestel-like t…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: NLM-4C99D6
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gritstone perforated stone implement fragment. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 6000-4000 BC Length: 92.4mm, Width: 31.1mm, Thickness: 41.4mm
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-F09AE4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bevelled pebble with probable hammer use wear of Mesolithic date. The tool is oval in cross section and tapers slightly from one end to the other. It is bevelled at one end and shows use wear consistent with hammering at the other. Bevelled pebbles are fairly common finds on later Mesolithic sites, particularly along the coast. They are commonly interpreted as being used in the processing of seal skins. This particular tool has been used as a hammer in addition to the bevelled edge, and may have been carried inland for this purpose.
Created on: Thursday 8th April 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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Record ID: NARC-CEDEAF
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone possible Whetstone of Bronze Age date (2000-800 BC). The object is lozenge in section and ovate in plan. The upper surface is convex and the lower is predominantly flat. There is minor pecking to one end. The stone has a subtle green colour sand a gritty texture, probable sandstone. Length: 104.93mm, Width: 59.49mm, Thickness: 32.64mm, Weight: 277.70g
Created on: Wednesday 19th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 30th October 2020
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Record ID: SF-B84023
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pebble mace head of the Mesolithic to the Neolithic period, dating to 10.000 BC - 2500 BC. It consists of an oval pebble with a slightly pointed oval cross-section, which has been perforated in the centre; the hole has circular edges on both faces and tapers towards the core of the stone with a hourglass-shaped cross-section. The precise use of these object is uncertain but are frequently referred to as mace heads or ceremonial sceptre. They do seem to relate to the less esoteric and more clearly defined polished mace and axeheads dating to the Mesolithic or Neolithic from whic…
Created on: Friday 15th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ufford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-399D25
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete perforated quartzite pebble hammer/'mace head' of Mesolithic to Neolithic date c. 9000-2355 BC. The surviving pebble is roughly a third of the original object creating a stunted C shape, the object being D-shaped in cross-section. The central perforation is convex, so when complete, this would have been an hour-glass shape. One of the breaks is smooth the other is irregular and rough to touch. The patina of the pebble is brown on the sides, grey on the curved outer surface and a lighter grey on the breaks. The quartz grains are particularly easy to observe in the latter …
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Mary Bourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-55E9DB
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete perforated stone hammer, or 'mace head' of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (9000-2200 BC). The object would originally been sub-ovate in plan, with a circular perforation with a typical hour glass shape. The upper and lower surfaces are convex, tapering towards a central edge. Approximately 50% of the object is missing due to a transverse fracture across the centre of the object. The retained face of the mace is worn and abraded and looks to have been caused by use rather than by post-depositional wear. The stone is a dark red-brown colour and is probably quartzite…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Kettering', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-4DF72B
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete perforated stone, possibly quartzite object of Mesolithic or Neolithic date, c.9000-c.2200BC. Description: The mace head is oval in plan and has a central perforation from one side to the other. This perforation is the typical hour glass shape. The surface of the mace has been polished and is very smooth to the touch. The object has fractured and left a rough section on side covering roughly a third of that side. Much of the circumference of the mace is worn and abraded and looks to have been caused by use rather than by post-depositional wear. The stone is a dark red-bro…
Created on: Friday 22nd September 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2023
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Record ID: CORN-040757
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A greywacke pebble hammer or 'limpet scoop', 137 mm long, 50 mm maximum width and 24 mm thick, weighing 217.65 g. A rounded trapezoid in plan, an elongated rectangle in profile and oval in section. There are two linear fissures on one face of the pebble but these appear to be natural; several small linear scratches appear to be recent, possibly the result of plough damage. The narrow end has been damaged by percussion, suggesting that the pebble has been used as a hammer. Bevelled pebble tools of this type have been found at various locations in Cornwall, such as at North Cliffs (Andy…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: DEV-355846
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete perforated cobble "mace head" or pebble hammer of probable Mesolithic to Neolithic date. The mace head is a well rounded oblong in plan, sub-rectangular in profile and sub-oval in cross-section. The perforation is positioned centrally, and was drilled from both faces, resulting in an hour-glass cross section. The perforation is 24.9mm in diameter at the opening, narrowing to c.14mm at the "waist" of the perforation. The mace head has been significantly damaged, with battering to one end resulting in a large concave break between one edge and the perforation, with corresp…
Created on: Monday 10th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2017
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Record ID: NARC-CAA081
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone Mace head of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (9000-1500 BC). The object is composed of half an unfinished pebble mace head. The retained portion of the object is sub-triangular in plan. The lower portion of each side of the object has a semi-circular cavity which indicates that the object was being working in order to be perforated. However the perforation does not appear to have been completed. The object has a transverse fracture resulting in the loss of approximately 50% of the object The perforation would have allowed the object to be hafted. There are no tra…
Created on: Monday 16th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2017
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Record ID: SUR-042148
Object type: MACE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic to Neolithic perforated stone 'mace head' measuring 174 x 124 x 54mm and weighing 1655mm. The original length was about 10mm greater due to damage at one end. The object has utilised a dull red pebble with narrow darker bands. The central perforation is c23mm at it narrowest and c47mm at its surface.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Last updated: Sunday 23rd December 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-05794A
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone perforated object, dating to from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age (c.9,000-1,600 BC). The stone is broadly square in plan, but tapers slightly to a terminal with a worn break. A circular concave area is present on each side just before the break, resulting in the oval cross section narrowing at the centre. This suggests that the stone has been partially perforated. One indent has a dark brown patina on some areas. The other terminal is oval in cross section and also terminates in a worn break. Stuart Ogilvy (geologist) has looked at the stone and belives it is a s…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-FC7672
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A natural, unmodified beach cobble of uncertain date which has been used as a hammerstone. Sub-oval in plan, lenticular in profile and in section. The distal end is much wider than the proximal end and is pitted through use as a hammerstone. A row of larger pits on the ventral margin of this area appears to be the result of a fault in the stone, rather than a deliberate modification. Made from a greywacke sandstone beach cobble from the Crackington Formation dating from of the Upper Carboniferous age (332 to 290 million years BP). The surface stone is pale grey, with patches of darker…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FC5223
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A natural, unmodified beach cobble of uncertain date which has been used as a hammerstone. Sub-oval in plan, with a pronounced bulge on the lower left margin when viewed from the dorsal face, plano-convex in profile and in section. An oval, domed patch at the distal end of the side bulge, 92mm long and 52mm wide, is pitted through use as a hammerstone. The pitting has resulted in some flaking of the surface indicating that it was used for striking large objects. Made from a greywacke sandstone beach cobble from the Crackington Formation dating from of the Upper Carboniferous age (332 …
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2017
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Record ID: LIN-C5FD2A
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete stone axe of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 8,300 to 2,500 BC). In plan the axe is an irregular ellipse, having a slightly wider cutting edge than the butt. An hour-glass shaped hole extends through the axe; this hole is off-centred, being located approximately one third in from the butt. In section the axe is oval with flattened sides. Both the butt and the cutting edge are pointed oval in section. Some damage has occured to the cutting edge, exposing a green coloured grain somewhat similar to the greenstone sources at Langdale, Cumbria. The butt is flat. Length: 126mm, …
Created on: Monday 1st June 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2015
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Record ID: WAW-2BB7EE
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic to Neolithic (8,300 to 4,500 BC) perforated object: stone pebble hammer or mace head. The pebble hammer is incomplete, approximately half remains, and this half is semi-cylindrical in plan, with an incomplete perforation along the straight broken edge. The perforation has an hour-glass profile and measures: 25mm diameter at its narrowest and 32mm deep. The stone is possibly hard sandstone. Due to the 'hardness' it resembles a 'Bunter quartzite' pebble. These are river worn pebbles of hard sandstone that are widely distributed throughout the Midlands. The pebble is a mottled…
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
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Record ID: LANCUM-4F60E1
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic to mid Bronze Age quartzite perforated implement made by modifying a natural quartzite pebble by drilling an hour glass mounting hole. Often described as mace heads, partly due to similar objects being used as such in parts of Africa, the exact purpose of these perforated stones is unclear. However this one demonstrates wear on its point consistent with being used to strike a hard surface. It can therefore be supposed that this artefact may have fractured during use. Dates to between c10000 and c1000 BC. These objects are hard to date as perforated objects with hour glass h…
Created on: Monday 21st April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton-in-Kendal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-17A847
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Perforated probable stone pebble mace head. Oval sandstone cobble with an hour glass shaped central perforation of aperture diameter 6mm and overall diameter 15mm, drilled from both sides. This class of object is more likely to have served as a symbol of power or office than as a tool or weapon, uses for which it is probably too light. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 6000-4000 BC. Length: 57.8mm, Width: 46.5mm, Thickness: 23.1mm, Weight: 83.76gms.
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2013
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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