Record ID: LVPL-D4B290
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint tertiary flake dating to the later Mesolithic (c. 8000-4000 BC). The flake is made of a mottled grey flint. The dorsal face presents negative blade scars. Dimensions: Length 22.8mm; width 17mm; thickness 5.9mm; weight 2.46g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-D3BBE7
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade dating to the late Mesolithic to early Neolithic (c. 8000-3300 BC). The blade is made of a light grey / brown flint with a strike down the centre of the dorsal face. There is limited retouch at the edges and the base is broken. Dimensions: Length 19.9mm; width 14.1mm; thickness 3.3mm; weight 1.1g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-84D77D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped stone axehead of late Neolithic date, c. 2700 - 2300 BC.  The axehead is formed of a coarse brown stone. It is sub-ovate in plan; narrower at the butt end with sides which widen to the crescentic cutting edge. The axe has a humped profile and an irregular oval cross section. The surface of one side is pitted. The axehead is 81.2mm long, 44.6mm wide, 22.1mm thick and weighs 92.5g. It is impossible to source axes such as these without a detailed petrological analysis of the rock. This would allow the original source of the rock to be established.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E88AC2
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flake or side scraper of probable Bronze Age date, struck from a secondary flake of brown flint, 53.8mm in length. One side has short abrupt scaled retouch defining a working edge. The dorsal surface retains around 50% cortex and the ventral surface has pronounced ripples suggesting hard-hammered removal.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E878F9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic to Bronze Age hollow scraper struck from a tertiary flake of brown flint, 38.8mm in length. The distal end is concave with short abrupt retouch defining a working edge. The proximal end tapers and has been retouched with long low angle retouch to reduce the striking platform.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E840C9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic discoidal scraper struck from a tertiary flake of grey flint, 36.8mm in length. The distal end is semi circular and has semi abrupt and low angle sub parallel retouch to define a working edge. The proximal end tapers to an obliquely angled striking platform with a pronounced bulbar scar.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E81437
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gunflint struck from a tertiary flake of dark grey flint which has short abrupt retouch all around to create a subrectangular flake. The proximal end retains a patch of cortext and has a curved back resembling a scraper. The side profile is triangular and the bulb of percussion is large and centrally placed suggesting working with an iron hammer. The size and shape suggest that the gunflint is of French origin.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E78AA6
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Mesolithic tranchet axehead made from a nodule of dark grey / black flint, 133mm in length. Only one face of the axehead is worked, the other remains largely covered with cortex and it appears the tool was made from a long nodule which defines the overall shape. The cross section is lenticular and the butt end is tapered and rounded. The cutting edge has several transverse removals to create a rounded tip with a wedge-shaped cross section. There is battering damage to the cutting edge, possibly from use.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E8A73D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large and irregular retouched flake of probable Neolithic date, struck from a secondary flake of brown flint, 68.7mm in length. The distal end has a rounded projection on one side which has abrupt retouch suggesting use as a "nosed" scraper. The dorsal surface retains a small patch of cortex at the distal end
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E8D015
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely worked notched or hollow scraper made from a nodule fragment of dark brown flint, 59.9mm in length. The dorsal surface retains around 70% of its cortex. There are patches of short abrupt retouch around the sides, most noticeably on the distal end and along a concave edge on one side suggesting a use as a multi-functional scraper. The distal end appears to have some damage.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E8E27D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely worked possible side or hollow scraper made from a nodule fragment of dark brown flint, 61.9mm in length. The dorsal surface retains around 50% of its cortex. There is a patch of short abrupt scaled retouch along one slightly side, suggesting a use as a scraper. The proximal end appears to have battering damage.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E9C5D7
Object type: FABRICATOR
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint fabricator, 54.6mm in length, struck from a brown flint and of potential Mesolithic to early Bronze Age date. The tool has a triangular cross section and is worked on the dorsal surface only, with abrupt scaled retouch along the sides. The distal tip has low angle retouch to define a wedge shape with a rounded end. The ventral surface is unworked and the tool has broken across its width.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E9EA3C
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub conical flint blade core of later Mesolithic date with a single striking platform and removals around half of the circumference. The distal tip appears to have some long, low angle parallel retouch suggesting re-use as a scraper or other type of tool.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-EA0F16
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment comprising the butt end of a flint axehead of Neolithic date, 108.5mm in length, made from a pale brown flint which has been bifacially worked and tapers to a rounded end. The axehead has a lenticular cross section and has broken across the middle. There is no evidence of polishing.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FE9DE9
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Mesolithic flint blade, dating to c.AD 7000 - 2500 BC. The blade is made from a secondary flake of mid brown flint, the patination has mottled to a a pale brown on the outer edges. A small area of cortex remains it has a creamy patination. Small areas of retouch are visible along the edge. Length: 25.6 mm, Width: 17.8 mm, Thickness: 4.3 mm, Weight: 2.09 g
Created on: Friday 5th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FE47DE
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, dating to 2500-1500 BC. The arrowhead is made from a tertiary flake of pale brown flint with a low gloss patina. One of the barbs is missing. Both faces have covering ,invasive pressure flaking. The majority of the arrowhead remains, it has one complete barb and the tang is intact. Length: 28 mm  Width: 19.5 mm  Thickness: 4.3 mm  Weight: 1.83 g
Created on: Friday 5th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-EA4849
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A scraper struck from a dark brown flint, 49mm in length, probably of Neolithic date. The scraper is semi-circular and there is semi-abrupt parallel retouch, most noticeably on one side. The dorsal surface and proximal end retain patches of cortex with no evidence for a prepared striking platform. The surface demonstrates water polish.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: KENT-E8ED67
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scraper of likely Mesolithic date, dating to c.9000-3450 BC. Description: The flint is rectangular in plan and triangular in one cross section. and ovoid in the other. This is due to the ridge running along the body of the scraper, with either side sloping away from it to obverse edges with  short, stepped and low-angle retouch. The edges are still sharp to the touch. The top and bottom faces are flat with some very light retouch at the top. Concoidal rippling and negative flake scars are visible on the body. The reverse of the flint is f…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-6159F8
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Elongated axe or adze of extraordinary form and patination, the cutting edge and one side of the butt are damaged, as well as three smaller chips to one lateral edge, these show the flint was originally dark grey/black, the surfaces are now patinated white and dark rusty mottles the darker orange is more pronounced to the dorsal face than the ventral (flatter of the two), the edges and the high points to the flake scars of the flint is breaking down and re-corticating, especially to the paler of the two sides, all flake scars appear to be semi-hard hammer struck and neatly overlap at t…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Record ID: LANCUM-9B9981
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic to Bronze Age chert scraper and two possible burins on a tertiary flake. Semi-abrupt sub-parallel retouch to the longest edge to form the scraping edge. At the ends of the working edges there are small angled removals that appear intentional. These result in what appear to be burins or gouges on the respective corners. There are removals to the ventral and dorsal faces that allow the tool to be held more comfortably. Suggested date range c4000 to c1000 AD. Length 29mm, width 20mm, weight 4.16g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bolton', grid reference and parish protected.