Record ID: NARC-23DAD3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone probable Whetstone of Bronze Age to Post-Medieval date (1000 BC - AD 1800). The object is a greenstone whetstone, sub-rectangular in plan, profile and section, the surfaces are smoothed. The dorsal and ventral faces are worn smooth and flat through use as a whetstone to sharpen metalwork. One end terminates in an abraded break and there is a chip in one side probably caused by agricultural machinery since deposition. the retmaining end is sub-square and flat.  Length: 109.83mm, Width: 23.83mm, Thickness: 20.23mm, Weight: 104.5g Jones …
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: NARC-F61987
Object type: PLOUGH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone Plough Pebble of Early-Medieval to Medieval date (AD 900-1100). The object is ovate with one flattened end, and one rounded end. This is a 'plough pebble' which was used by being hammered into the sole plate of a wooden plough. The is probably quartzite and is light brown in colour. Height: 84.95mm, Width: 106.58mm, Thickness: 83.88mm, Weight: 1,103.00g A similar example can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: NLM-C8C5B9, NARC-40442C and FAKL-2AF0D1 Dr. Kevin Leahy notes in FAKL-2AF0D: Plough pebbles are an interesting pheno…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2022
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Record ID: NARC-DA7135
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Whetstone of Bronze Age to Modern date (1000 BC- AD 1800). The object is composed of a fine-grained micaceous grey stone.  The object is sub-rectangular in plan and slightly convex in section/ The left- and right-hand edges have slight bevelling, there is a transverse break to one end, the opposing end is rounded. There are shallow notches/grooves in one of the flat surfaces, which are indicative of its use as a whetstone. Length: 48.19mm, Width: 30.87mm, Thickness: 11.74mm, Weight: 34.5g Jones and Taylor (2010) illustrate similar sandstone and …
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: NARC-DA3E57
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete possible stone Cannon Ball of Late Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1450-1700). The object is sub-spherical and made from what appears to be igneous rock, perhaps granite. There is a small circular indentation at one end of the object. The object is the right size for a Falconet cannon. Falconets were invented in the late 15th century and were used throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Diameter: 61.36mm, Weight: 276.8g
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th October 2021
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Record ID: NARC-DA2AF5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Polished stone Axe of Neolithic date (3,450-2,100 BC). The lithic is a polished volcanic stone probably from the Langdale region. The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan, long and narrow with a slightly wider blade end and is bi-convex in section. The outer edges are bevelled/flattened. Both the blade and butt ends have multiple shallow negative scars along one edge, most likely cause post-depositionally. The stone is mid-brown/green in colour. Length: 115.11mm, Width (blade): 66.10mm, Width (butt): 37.58mm, Thickness: 31.39mm, Weight: 360.5g The object i…
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th October 2021
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Record ID: NARC-4A1B95
Object type: AXE HAMMER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone perforated axe-hammer of late Neolithic to Bronze Age date (2500-1800 BC). The object is formed from a pecked and ground igneous rock. In plan the object is broadly sub-triangular, with sides which expand from a wide blade and narrows towards the now missing butt, the object terminates approximately 2/3 along its length sue to a transverse break. The upper and lower surfaces are flat and a small ovate perforation is retained which runs through the object with one side having a larger and more ovate aperture. The perforation runs at a 90 degree angle to t…
Created on: Friday 20th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: NARC-221FDD
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished stone Axehead of Neolithic date (3450-2350 BC). The object is sub-rectangular in plan and long and narrow with a slightly wider blade end and is bi-convex in section. The retained edges are slightly flattened. The lithic has two large negative scars on one face, and multiple small negative scars on the opposing face around the outer edges. The object is the blade end of an axehead and terminates in a transverse break. The object is a Langdale polished Axehead, called such due to the source of the raw material the axehead is made of. The Langdale tuff's in the…
Created on: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
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Record ID: BUC-D2A883
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object of unidentified material, possibly amber. The object is a long tube which is open at one end, the other is rounded with a shallow point. The inside of the object seems to have been drilled. There are cracks at both the open end and the closed point. It is unclear what the object is, and when it dates to. The surface is pitted and irregular, the inside is a white orange colour. It is a orange translucent colour, and measures 40.6mm in length, 11.9mm in width and 9.15g in weight. A similar object on the database is SUR-5E27BC.
Created on: Monday 2nd September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
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Record ID: NARC-2E9C16
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Polished stone Axehead of Neolithic date (3,450-2,100 BC). The lithic is polished, the rock type has not been properly identified but may be dolerite or gabbro. The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan, long and narrow with a slightly wider blade end and is bi-convex in section. Both the dorsal and ventral surfaces have multiple negative scars along the blade end possibly due to an attempt to sharpen the blade and or due to post-depositional processes. Length: 132.44mm, Width: 65.91mm, Thickness: 34.32mm, Weight: 380g. The stone is igneous rock, the origin of which is…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th February 2019
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Record ID: NARC-AC03FA
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete probable Beehive quern of Roman date (AD 43-200). The object is the upper half of a beehive quern. The stone is dome-shaped, with a fluted upper surface with a central circular perforating, to facilitate the attachment of this portion to the lower half of the quern. A section of the lower edge of the object is missing and there is no clear indication of the side perforation. This aspect my have been lost or obscured by the break. There are portions missing to the upper edge and the lower is heavily abraded. Unmalted grain would have been poured into the vertical perfor…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2018
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Record ID: NARC-5BAC8D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Polished stone Axehead of Neolithic date (3,350-2,100 BC). The lithic is a polished ingnious rock and is sub-triangular in in plan. The lithic is bi-convex in plan with a minor amount of bevelling to the left and right hand edges. The blade end is missing due to an abraded transverse break, possibly caused post-depositionally. The stone is dark grey in colour with a coarse grain. Length: 73.54mm, Width: 59.00mm, Thickness: 18.07mm, Weight: 85.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2018
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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: NARC-C8C503
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished stone Axe-Head of Neolithic date (3500-1500 BC). The object is sub-triangular in plan and lozenge-shaped in section. The object represents the butt or hafting end of a Langdale Axe-Head. The cutting edge and the majority of the body of the object are missing due to a transverse break. The retained portion also has some minor negative scars at both ends however with the exception of these and the transverse break the surfaces are smooth and highly polished and the edges bevelled The stone is grey-green in colour and opaque and is made from a fine-graine…
Created on: Friday 5th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2017
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Record ID: NARC-24FB73
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone Axehead of late Neolithic date (2350-1550 BC). The object is sub-rectangular in plan and ovate in section. The axe had a squared off butt-end expanding out towards the rounded blade end. In profile the axe is lenticular; It has been ground to increase the curve towards the pointed blade end, and the butt-end is rounded off. The axe is widest at the blade end. The blade end has a section missing in the form of a large negative scar. The stone is igneous rock, the origin of which is uncertain, probably from Western Britain - Cornwall, Wales and Scotland are amon…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Kettering', grid reference and parish protected.

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: NARC-485AFC
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Polished stone Axehead of Neolithic date (3,350-2,100 BC). The lithic is a polished ingnious rock and is sub-triangular in in plan, and wider at the blade end. The lithic is bi-convex in plan. The blade end is missing due to multiple negative scars possibly caused post-depositionally, however some of the narrowed cutting edge is retained along the mesal portion of the dorsal surface. The stone is grey and cream in colour with a coarse grain, possibly Cornish greenstone.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: NARC-48336B
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Polished stone Axe of Neolithic date (3,550-2,100 BC). The lithic is a polished volcanic stone probably from the Langdale region. The lithic is sub-rectangular in plan, long and narrow with a slightly wider blade end and is bi-convex in section. Both the dorsal and ventral surfaces have multiple negative scars along one edge, most likely cause post-depositionally. The stone is mid-green in colour.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: NARC-B59A45
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four fragments from possibly three seperate greisen rotary querns dating to the Romano-British period. The fragments are triangular in plan and wedge shaped in section. The handle would have allowed the upper section of the two-part quern to be rotated over the base section, with the grain between the two, so that it was ground into flour. The greisen stone is coarse with prominent mica flakes with ragged edges up to 7 mm across and coarser quartz grains up to 10 mm across set in a finer matrix of quartz and mica with black tourmaline inclusions. The fine-grained inclusion i…
Created on: Friday 14th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Record ID: NARC-D6DDF1
Object type: POUNDER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone (probably dolerite or epidiorite) pounder or hammer, bell-shaped in plan and profile, likely made from a natural cobble. The wider end of the stone appears to have been broken from its original form, but use has continued creating a smooth surface. The narrow end shows little sign of use and was probably only used for the hand to grip the tool. Ashbee (1996) illustrates a similar example from Halangy Down on St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, which he suggests might have been used as a limpet hammer or for pulverising grit for tempering potter's clay, or woodworking, (page 1…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012
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Record ID: NARC-6F2B26
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete ground and polished Langdale axehead. Made from an Igneous green stone which is probably sourced from the Lake District, Cornwall or Wales. The side facets are polished. The butt end is broken away and the blade edge and one side are chipped,most likely caused post-depostion rather than ancient use-wear. One face is slightly flattened, while the opposite face has more deliberate flattening. The broken butt end is worn, suggesting an old break. Dr. Tom Brindle writes: "Grinding occurs after 4000 BC, so this axe is likely to have a date range of between 4000-2500 BC…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2012
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