Record ID: SF-85084D
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval bone knife handle dating to circa AD 1600-1800. The handle is rectangular in plan and section with straight edges. The butt end has been rounded. Its surface has been polished. The handle has come away at the attachment end revealing the natural oval shaped cavity in the centre of the been which would have been utilised to house the blade. A worked cylindrical-sectioned transverse groove runs across the flanks surrounding the natural cavity. The handle is consistent with the Post Medieval Sheffield manufacture of knives and cutlery instruments. Simila…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-082196
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic polished stone axehead dating to circa 4000-2200 BC. It is broadly trapezoidal in plan and pointed oval in section. The surfaces are polished though now slightly damaged and pitted. The butt is crude and slightly rounded. he cutting edge is crescentic. The stone is of a grey-green colour consistent with the sedimentary volcanic rock from the Langdale Axe factory in the Lake District. Length: 74.4mm; Width: 53mm; Thickness: 22mm; Weight: 123.57g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5F916A
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flint flaked and polished axehead dating to circa 4000-2200 BC. It is broadly oval in plan and pointed oval in section. It tapers towards the butt-end. The butt has been straightened by flaking at an oblique angle. Both faces have multiple scaled flaking scars which are visible in the lower half of the axehead. The flaking is broadly parallel. The upper half of the axe towards the cutting end has been polished on both sides and the cutting end is still fairly sharp. There is a break in the corner of the cutting edge which was probably accidental. A small amount …
Created on: Monday 6th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 1st October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorndon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-D1ED35
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone ring found in the River Ribble by a metal detector user, but as an 'eyes only' find. The finder describes the river as being particularly low at the time of his discovery due to hot weather.The tint and location could both suggest the object to be of Limestone. He kindly supplies oblique and direct images [used to compile the accompanying composite view] and the following notes on dimensions: 'It weighs 65 grams and has a circumference of 73mm. The outer wall measures 21mm at its widest by 12mm at its thickest point'. Armlets of jet and shale are known particularly from Ear…
Created on: Wednesday 18th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-BC2855
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large axe, knapped, then ground and polished to shape, of an unusual type of pale, fine grained stone with lighter streaks within. It is in relatively good condition with minor losses to the edges and scrapes associated with contact with agricultural machinery, unsurprising as the field has been in cultivation (recently) for around 60-70 years, yet it has only now been retrieved. The butt appears to have a combination of old and recent damage, the cutting edge is slightly "S" shaped rather than straight, probably from locally grinding out chips to this edge to re-sharpen it. One large…
Created on: Monday 24th May 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8E0295
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn amber bead of uncertain date, probably dating from the Bronze Age to Early Medieval periods, c. 2000BC-850AD. The bead is doughnut shaped and slightly ovoid with a D-shaped cross-section. The central perforation is 5.3mm in diameter. The surface is pitted and worn and there are small bubbles visible within the amber. It is a golden honey brown. Measurements: diameter of 11.99mm; 5.11 mm thick and weighs 0.8 grams. Discussion: amber beads are very difficult to date. They are found from the early to middle Bronze Age and beads worn on a string (and often …
Created on: Saturday 22nd May 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th October 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-D84919
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete stone axe of Neolithic date, circa 4000 - 2300 BC. Ground and polished stone axe, oval in section and tapering sharply from the curved cutting edge to the rounded butt end. The stone is brown/grey in colour, flecked with black and a dark coating on part of the surface. It has a prominent chip missing from the cutting edge. Length: 178 mm Width: 69 mm Thickness (maximum): 46 mm Weight: 507 g
Created on: Monday 19th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 19th April 2021
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Record ID: NLM-806EC6
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fine-grained compacted buff Sandstone rotary quern fragment, perhaps comprising a little under a quarter of the original conical to hemispherical top stone of a pair, and of an estimated diameter of 210mm. The function is indicated by a relict part of its flat smoothed lower working surface, of length 131mm and width 55mm. Opposite this, on the upper part of the stone, a narrow relict smoothed zone of length 65mm and width 15mm includes a descending curve on its inner edge, marking a central feed hole. This may suggest that the external surface of the stone, or at least that part near…
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 26th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rudston', grid reference and parish protected.

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: NMS-7AE7C9
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Approximately 2/3rds of a fully ground and polished flint axe with a few remnants of deep flake scars remaining visible in the surface: - of patinated white flint with rusty iron scrapes from agricultural machinery, the coarse inclusions within the flint appearing pale grey. The cutting edge has broken transversely in antiquity probably from use, leaving the usual "plunging" flake scar to one face from the force of the break, there appears to be an unsuccessful attempt to reshape this edge; several short and hinging flakes have been struck, but the awkward angles have prevented any us…
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-92DCA3
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete quern stone of Iron Age to Roman date (c.100 BC - AD 100). Description: The stone has a low "bun-shape", common amongst quern stones of this era. The sides are gently curved and sloping and it has a concave top with a central conical perforation forming the hopper. The grinding surface has been worn fairly flat. Approximately a third of the stone is missing, broken in antiquity. There are traces of iron staining, probably from metallic deposits which litter the area. Measurements: 340mm in diameter, 250mm across to the broken side, 110mm high, weight 15.6kg.…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EDADE3
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic polished stone axe The axe is fragmentary, represented by approximately half with the blade-end present (with a surviving length of 108.3mm and a weight of 310.6g). The break occurred in antiquity but a further flake has been detached from the broken end and blade more recently. The axe has an oval body section, with a flat facet on each side (with a width at the break of 65.2mm, a thickness of 30.6mm and a side facet width of 4mm – 6mm). The surviving lengths of the side are near-straight, slightly convex (reaching a surviving maximum width of 66.4mm, 42mm from the b…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: SUR-DA87B3
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: MODERN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oval neoclassical intaglio of late 18th-19th century date which is held in an oval copper alloy frame, 24.9mm in length. The intaglio is orange and banded and made from a thin polished slice of a silicate mineral such chalcedony or agate (or perhaps a synthetic imitation such as glass / paste). The gem has a carved image of a young male bust wearing a radiate crown. The frame has traces of gilding and expands towards the front; there are no fixings aside from a strump of a lug or loop at the top of the rear part of the frame.
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-8EDE8F
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete Neolithic flaked and polished axehead of cream-grey flint. The blade on the dorsal retains areas of small removals or retouch, while the blade on the ventral face has a large modern removal probably caused by mechanical damage during its discovery. Similar to YORYM-EABA53
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 20th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hambledon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-FFA9AA
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ground stone axe or adze, of Augite Granophyre from the Welsh North coast, petrological Group VII (Clough and Cummins ,CBA Research Report No 23, 1979) from the axe factories in the Penmaenmawr area, Caernarvonshire. In water worn and abraded condition with the most noticeable loss to the cutting edge, now partially encrusted with barnacles showing that the axe has been in a stable marine/intertidal environment for some time, probably the rest of the axe was partially buried, with part of the axe surface exposed to the water long enough for them to colonis…
Created on: Monday 2nd November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-AFF12D
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A limestone tessera, probably of Roman date. The tessera is a slightly brownish white and has been polished smooth. its reverse is less smooth and still retains some of the mortar used to cement this block. This mortar is a a greyish brown colour. The tessera measures 25.5mm by 18.4mm by 15.7mm and weighs 17.61 grams.
Created on: Monday 5th October 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: OXON-8C2443
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and battered stone weight. The weight is approximately circular in shape and has a drilled cylindrical hole running running through its core  (c.12mm diameter). This appears to have been drilled from each side. The stone has lots of damage across its outside surface possibly from plough damaged while the hole is worn smooth. The weight is 63mm in diameter and weighs 130 grams. The technique of drilling from both sides is known from stone querns dated from the later Bronze Age onwards, and is also usual for stone weights. Artefacts in the area are predominantly Roman…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-646C7C
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold and rock crystal pendant of early post Medieval date. The pendant is hexafoil and hand made from gold wire, pellet and sheet elements soldered to a gold sheet backplate. Around the edge are five remaining projecting foils of triangular shape, each comprising three gold pellets mounted on sheet gold collets soldered to the backplate. The foils are linked with curved loops of beaded wire, again soldered to the backplate, which has cutaways to accommodate them. The central setting is teardrop shape, bounded with a double row of twisted gold wire mounted on a strip of sheet gold. T…
Created on: Wednesday 26th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th 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: HESH-337BE8
Object type: SADDLE QUERN
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large but fragmentary section of a saddle quern or polissoir of potential prehistoric date (Neolithic - Iron Age 4000 BC - 250 BC). The fragment is incomplete but has a steeply sloping sides with a wide shallow central grinding space. In cross section it is V shaped. The stone is a mica rich sandstone which has spalled in places. The external edges are all worn and abraded. None of the original external edges are present. The function of the stone is unclear - it is most likely to be a saddle quern for grinding grain - although it could equally be a grinding stone or polissoir for s…
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2020
Last updated: Friday 31st July 2020
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