Record ID: NLM-FA24C1
Object type: POLISHER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone rubber or polisher. A fine-grained Sandstone chunk, possibly half of an originally cylindrical object, with smooth curved sides and flat top with one groove near its edge. The other two adjacent flat sides are both slightly ridged or grooved in the same direction, with about four ridges or grooves passing across that face which preserves these details best. In its present form, the object sits well in the hand if either of the flat faces are used. The improvised use of rubbers and sharpeners and polishers extends from Prehistory, through the Roman period and into the Early Mediev…
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
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Record ID: SF-3EF036
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
4 fragments of a puddingstone quern of probable Roman date. Puddingstone is distinctive conglomerate containing rounded red flint pebbles within a siliceous matrix, the main sources of which lie in Hertfordshire. Research carried out by Major (2004, 2-4) in Essex suggests that puddingstone rotary querns were produced here from at least 10 AD until around 160 AD and a similar chronology seems likely in Cambridgeshire. 1, Length: 34.14mm; width: 23.61mm; weight: 14.24g  2. Length: 56.35mm; width: 54.24mm; weight: 112.57g  3. Length: 37:00mm…
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-3A831E
Object type: FIRE STONE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An assemblage of late neolithic to early medieval firestones. This is a small group of nine identified firestones is being recorded as a representative sample of a much larger group of firestones locally dispersed on a field associated with anglo scandinavian and late neolithic to early bronze age finds. The brown stones appear to be from the same large pebble. They are crumbly in texture , appear to be porous, break easily and have fracture lines on the remaining outer surface. They appear to have red to dark brown discolouration probably associated with fire damage. The largst piece…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-D65539
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of puddingstone probably representing a fragment of an Iron Age or early Roman puddingstone quern.  Only a small chunk, bearing breaks on all faces, survives. Puddingstone is distinctive conglomerate containing rounded red flint pebbles within a siliceous matrix, the main sources of which lie in Hertfordshire. Research carried out by Major in Essex suggests that puddingstone rotary querns were produced here from at least 10 AD until around 160 AD and a similar chronology seems likely in Cambridgeshire (2004, 2-4). The fragment is 63.8mm long, 4…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
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Record ID: SF-76516B
Object type: ARM GUARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Bronze Age stone arm guard (bracer) dating to circa 2300-2100 BC. Broadly rectangular in plan in section it has polished bevelled edges. At either end are located central circular drilled apertures to enable fixing to the arm. The faces of the stone have been smoothed. One end is slightly wider than the other. Broadly linear striations on both faces are the result of the bow having snapped-back during firing. A very similar armguard was recovered from the Stonehenge Archer burial assemblage, radiocarbon dated to circa 2300 BC (Heath 2012: 122-123) whilst two were…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA60B2
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman to Modern cigar shaped whetstone. The finder's partner is a qualified geologist and says the sharpening stone is made from a "Fine to medium grained, quartz cemented sandstone, probably local millstone grit but its source location in the Bowland stratigraphic sequence is not known. The visible striations are not natural." Falttened areas or facets are typical of stones that have been well used. The tapered elongated cylindrical shape is typical of those used for sharpening scythes and sickles. Similar stones in modern materials are still in production (see attached image). Sickl…
Created on: Wednesday 7th April 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-2AF0D1
Object type: PLOUGH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
‘Plough pebble’ made from a natural quartz on has been worn a worn, polished surface covered in fine striations. This surface is curved in one direction with one edge having a sharper radius, the striations run at 90o to the curve and the surface is flat in this direction. Dimensions: 22.8 x 21.3 x 21.2mm high, Mass 13.98g. Plough pebbles are an interesting phenomenon; finds from Denmark show them to have been used to armour the soles of a wooden ploughs to prevent premature wear. Holes were drilled into the wood into which hard stone pebbles were hammered, as the plough pas…
Created on: Sunday 21st February 2021
Last updated: Sunday 21st February 2021
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Record ID: DYFED-AE937E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Complete stone spindle whorl of uncertain date, possibly Roman to early Post Medieval, c. 100 - 1700. The spindle whorl is circular in shape with slightly convex faces. It is made from a fine-grained sandstone, now with ground surfaces. The spindle whorl is of sub-rectangular section. The perforation is central and is circular (4.76mm diameter). There is no surviving evidence of applied decoration to the surfaces. It has a grey patina. The whorl measures 35.42mm in diameter and is 3.90mm thick and weighs 21.2g. It has been suggested that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstr…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llansantffraed', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DYFED-AD096C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Complete stone spindle whorl of uncertain date, possibly Roman to early Post Medieval, c. 100 - 1700. The spindle whorl is circular in shape with rounded edges and surface, save for it reverse which is flatter, possibly indicating a break (which does not appear to be fresh). It is made from a fine-grained sandstone, now with ground surfaces. The spindle whorl is of sub-rectangular section. The perforation is slightly off centre and is circular (7.96mm diameter). There is no surviving evidence of applied decoration to the surfaces. It has a white/light grey patina with some flecks of o…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dyffryn Arth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BF2D70
Object type: ROTARY QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two fragments of rotary quernstones of probable Roman date. The larger fragment was found initially and the smaller one discovered close by on a subsequent visit. Both finds comprise small sections of larger disc-shaped quernstones, each featuring part of the original curved outer edges. The stone from which they are formed appears to be volcanic. The larger fragment has parallel, diagonal grooves across one face, while both faces of the smaller fragment are smooth, suggesting that they are not part of the same object. The form of the quern and the volcanic nature of the stone in…
Created on: Friday 30th October 2020
Last updated: Friday 30th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harkstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-ADAD28
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Broken polished silica stone, probably carnelian, bead, of uncertain date, possibly Roman. The bead is a flattened hexagonal in cross section and sub-rectangular in plan, tapering slightly to one end which may be complete, although irregular. The other end is clearly broken. There is a circular cross section hole running through the bead, more close to one side than the other, particularly at the broken end. At the broken end it is clear the stone was orange throughout, although banded with deeper redder and paler colours. The surface, and part of the probably complete end, has develo…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bawdrip CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3A0B7B
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A probable fragment of an Iron Age or early Roman puddingstone quern. Only a small chunk, bearing breaks on all faces, survives. Puddingstone is distinctive conglomerate containing rounded red flint pebbles within a siliceous matrix, the main sources of which lie in Hertfordshire. Research carried out by Major in Essex suggests that puddingstone rotary querns were produced here from at least 10 AD until around 160 AD and a similar chronology seems likely in Cambridgeshire (2004, 2-4). Length: 61.06mm, width: 43.98mm, thickness: 24.77mm, weight: 70.40g
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-0B732C
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
2 undated flakes and 1 Neolithic arrowhead found in the same area. Left to right: A1 Undated sandstone flake. A2 Neolithic tanged arrowhead. Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, -3300 to -1000. Pumice stone worked into a tanged arrowhead. A3 Undated retouched burnt flake. Semi-abrupt, sub-parallel retouch on the ventral face of a plunging, broken, secondary flint flake. Burnt, craze-cracked all over.
Created on: Saturday 4th January 2020
Last updated: Saturday 4th January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-4D864E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
3 Mesolithic lithic implements, 1 Neolithic leaf-shaped arrowhead and 5 undated lithic implements all found in the same location. A1 is on chert, A3 is on chalky chert, C2 is on sandstone. The other pieces are on flint. Top to bottom, left to right: A1 Undated notched piece. A2 Undated core fragment. A3 Undated notch. B1 Undated notch. B2 Undated worked flake. Atertiary flake, mottled light grey and brown opaque patina. Some flaking and working on both laterals.​​​​ B3 Mesolithic piercer. Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic, -8000 to -3300. A primary fla…
Created on: Thursday 26th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-0EB4A6
Object type: POINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic sandstone point or arrowhead. Appears to be shaped into an implement.
Created on: Monday 23rd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-7C5B22
Object type: MICRODENTICULATE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic chert microdenticulate. Light brownish-cream opaque patina. Secondary flake. An isoceles-shaped piece with notching to create microdenticulations along the left straight edge.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-7C3767
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert oblique arrowhead. Light brownish-cream opaque partina. The distal end of a broken tertiary flake. The entire left edge is a step-fracture (or deliberate snap), Base flaked to shape, as is the right edge.
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-54C2A5
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic volcanic tuff hollow-based arrowhead. Possibly a small fragment flaked to shape.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-543931
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert oblique arrowhead. Light creamy-grey opaque patina. Secondary flake. Proximal end truncated twice to produce lthe eft side of this rudimentary arrowhead. Base thinned for hafting by a notch. Abrupt flaking along the right to shape.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-53F073
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic chert leaf-shaped arrowhead. Light cream opaque patina. Tertiary flake. Proximal end truncated then all edges semi-abruptly flaked to shape.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2020
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