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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-28B283
Object type: MACE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken probable mace head, made from a dark granitic stone. It is of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age dates, which is consistent with its depositional context. Dimensions: Remaining length, 97.99, width, 95.53mm, thickness, 25.59mm. Diameter of central perforation, 21.02mm. Weight: 445g.
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-BF2348
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively worn, pitted adze head, of probable late Neolithic - early Bronze Age date, made from amphibolite schist. It is a light blue-green colour, and flares at its cutting edge. Interesting, this object shows signs of having been broken, and the blade subsequently re-worked. It appears to have originally been an adze, but its secondary use was as an axehead. Greenstones axe or adze heads were commonplace during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Cornwall. Due to depositional context of this find, and due to the relative proximity upstream of a Bronze Age-Iron Age…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-3814E8
Object type: HAMMERSTONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken hammer stone possibly made from metamorphic sandstone quartzite of an uncertain date. Circular in profile, the rounded end shows signs of wear, from localised hammering, with a broken section missing from the working surface. It is of probable Neolithic to Bronze Age date, as compared to other hammer stones in local museum collections. Measurements:  74.76mm long, 76.56mm diameter and weighs 533g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-37E8E9
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
It may be a complete toy, known as a whirligigs or buzz wheel, of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 – 1800, however as it does not have the serrated edges, it is hard to know for certain. An alternative interpretation is that it may have been a net weight. It is made from slate. See entry for YORYM-92DA82, which states: "Whirligigs or buzz wheels were mounted on looped strings which were held in tension at each end. Rapid rotation twisted the strings and alternate pulling and relaxing causes a whirring noise from the spinning discs. The serrated edges helped produce …
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-3629DC
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 gabbro with impact damage. Measurements: Diameter 50.9mm, thickness 33.14mm and weighs 133.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
No spatial data available.

Record ID: CORN-4DA3F9
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively worn, pitted greenstone axehead, of probable Neolithic date. Measurements: Length, 131.11mm; Width, 75.02mm (37.93 at butt end); Thickness, 33.39mm. Weight: 531g
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 31st March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-F77EE5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic axehead dating to circa 4000-2350 BC. Uncertain rock type  Measurements: Length, 143.15mm; Width, 72.89mm; (39.52mm at butt end); Thickness, 35.41mm. Weight: 469g
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-F66726
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic greenstone axehead dating to circa 4000-2350 BC. The axehead is in two pieces and has been glued together by the finder. It is probably the tip of an axehead with the butt end missing at the break.  It is formed of greenstone, an igneous rock which found throughout the south west of England. has been subjected to low grade metamorphism, which is found throughout the south west of England. There are clusters around Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Land's End peninsula.  Measurements: Length, 106.48mm; Width, 67.05mm; (60.47mm at break end)…
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-F57557
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic greenstone axehead dating to circa 4000-2350 BC. It is pointed oval in section. It flares outwards from the butt end to the crescentic cutting edge. The surface is singificantly weathered and rolled, with the original polished surface now having eroded.  It is formed of greenstone, an igneous rock which found throughout the south west of England. has been subjected to low grade metamorphism, which is found throughout the south west of England. There are clusters around Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Land's End peninsula.  Measurements: Lengt…
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-B7EE7F
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete perforated object made of stone, possibly a mace head or quern stone dating from the Mesolithic to Medieval periods (c. 9000 BC - AD 1066). The object is crescent shaped in plan with a central perforation which is hourglass in section, indicating that the stone has been worked on both sides. It is probable that the object was sub-circular or sub-oval in plan when complete. It is sub-oval in cross-section.  The stone is light brown-grey in colour with some areas of white, possible quartz, present. Measurements: Length, 70.62mm; Width, 68.44…
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-89BBA4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, undecorated, stone spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval period (c. AD 410-1500). The spindle whorl is circular in plan. The object has a central circular perforation which has been drilled from each side. The object is made of a light rough stone possibly a micaceous sandstone. The object has been split in two, diagonally along one circular face, creating a triangular cross-section when viewed from one edge. As a result of the split one circular face of the spindle whorl is much lighter in colour that the other as it has exposed the inner material, su…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-A7CCE4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A black polished stone tool or implement, of probable Neolithic to Post medieval date (c. 2500 BC - 1900AD). It is oval in plan and sub oval in cross section. The stone is thickest in the centre, tapering down towards each end. It is black in colour with a smooth, polished surface. There are three grooves present which are brown in colour, probably due to the presence of dried mud. Evident on both ends are striations possibly caused by the object being repeatedly rubbed against a hard surface, suggesting that it was possibly used as a burnishing or smoothing tool. It could possibl…
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 28th October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-942DDD
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete axehead of Neolithic date, c. 4000 - 2300 BC The obejct consists of the blade end and missing its butt end and has split down the centre into two pieces since deposition and most likely having been struck in recent times by the plough as it was found in a cultivated field. The surface of the axehead is weathered rather than rough with longitudinal grooves and ridges with deep recesses so that it is hard to say how ground the blade edge was originally, as well as the faces of the axehead. There are also three sections along the recent fracture edge that have flaked…
Created on: Wednesday 27th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.