Record ID: DOR-C07E57
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core. A single platform bladelet core of irregular shape, but tending towards conical. Made from a piece of dark grey pebble flint with a glossy, mottled blue-white patina. There is some abraded iron-stained cortex remaining. The rest of the "conical" surface is covered in multiple converging bladelet removal scars. The flakes have been removed from a single platform. The edges of the core show signs of deliberate platform edge abrasion. Date: Mesolithic- Neolithic - c. 10000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 24.91 mm x 32.38 mm x 28.43 mm Weight: 27.98 g
Created on: Saturday 21st January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Record ID: DOR-02F0B6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint bladelet. A tertiary flake of off-white and beige patchy flint with a speckled off-white patina. A small bulb of percussion and striking platform at the distal end. The dorsal face has several parallel longitudinal flaking scars. The cross section is trapeziodal. There is some edge damage along one side and a break at the distal end. Date: Mesolithic to Neolithic Dimensions. 39.12 mm x 13.82 mm x 3.95 mm Weight: 2.20 g
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: DOR-EE4411
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible tranchet axe. A small, irregularly flaked flint axe with an apparent failed tranchet sharpening at the cutting edge. Pale grey and beige flint with a heavy chalky off-white patina and iron staining. Both long edges are extensively flaked from both faces, creating a ridged lozengiform cross section. One long edge is straight, the other is slightly wavy. It has a narrow, tapered butt. The opposite end has some edge damage and the cutting edge may have been more flared. There is a small flake removal at one edge. but the flake did not travel far enough across to create a prope…
Created on: Monday 27th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: DOR-C3A327
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three flint waste flakes from the manufacture of small blades. All are secondary flakes of grey-brown patchy flint with off white mottles. All have a low gloss patina and retain small areas of abraded nodule cortex. 1] A small bulb of percussion and a small striking platform at the proximal end. Broken at the distal end.Several small parallel blade removals on the dorsal face. Dimensions:33 mm x 19 mm x 6 mm 2] A small bulb of percussion and a small striking platform at the proximal end. Several small parallel blade removals on the dorsal face. Dimensions:39 mm x 18 mm x 6 mm 3] …
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-E83322
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small multi-platform flint core. The mid-grey flint is patinated white and there is an area of worn, off-white nodule cortex remaining on one face. There are several bladelet removal made in three directions. The platforms have been abraded. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - c. 7000 to 3500 BC Weight: 18 g
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: DOR-DBA20D
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core with two opposing platforms. Mid grey highly siliceous flint with occasional oval patches of less siliceous lighter grey flint. There is an area of abraded nodule cortex at one side.The core is angular with numerous, small, parallel flake removals from both the opposed platforms. Both platforms have beed formed by the removal of transverse flakes.The surface has a glossy patina. Date: Probably Mesolithic to Early Neolithic Dimensions: 33.5 mm x 40.5 mm x 34.5 mm Weight: 67.37 g
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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Record ID: DOR-47FC11
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small single platform flint core. Dark grey flint which has a thick white patina and some iron staining. There a wide strip of abraded, beige cortex. bordering the platform and flaked area. There are several numerous small, wide flake removals along one side of the platform. The edge of the platform has been abraded prior to flaking. Date: Probably Mesolithic to Neolithic - c. 10000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 23.4 mm x 37.8 mm x 24.2 mm Weight: 23.75 g
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: DOR-47DD84
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small multi-platform flint core. Dark grey flint which has a thick white patina and some iron staining. There are numerous small flake removals over almost all surfaces and one area of heavily abraded cortex. Date: Probably Mesolithic to Neolithic - c. 10000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 30.6 mm x 27.5 mm x 25.8 mm Weight: 19.23 g
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th July 2020
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Record ID: DOR-47BA4D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rounded flint scraper. Made on a flake from a bladelet core. The flint is dark grey and has a thick, white patina.The flake has a very small striking platform and low bulb of percussion with a large bulbar scar. The distal end has been coarsely and steeply retouched through a remnant of abraded cortex. The dorsal face has numerous small, parallel flaking scars from bladelet production on the original core from which this flake was struck. Date: Probably Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - c. 7000 - 3000 BC Dimensions: 33.9 mm x 28.9 mm x 10.9 mm Weight: 11.24 g
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th July 2020
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Record ID: DOR-31118D
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade or large bladelet core. Made using a natural flake of haevily orange stained flint. It has a single platform and several parallel elongate flake removal scars on both sides. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 8000-3300 BC Dimensions: 51.0 mm x 27.6 mm x 14.0 mm Weight: 17.18 g
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2016
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Record ID: DOR-3101E6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade or large bladelet. A secondary flake of dark grey and mid grey patchy flint with a mid gloss surface. A small, abraded striking platform at the proximal end and a small area of thick, nodule cortex. On the ventral face is a small, low bulb of percussion and numerous, closely spaced waves. The ventral face is curved. On the dorsal face are several narrow, parallel, elongate flaking scars. The blade has a trapeziodal cross section. The distal end has been broken off. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 8000-3300 BC Dimensions: 55.3 mm x 16.6 mm x 7.3 mm Weight: 6.97 g
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2016
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Record ID: DOR-CD4A34
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single platform, slightly tapering, flint core. Light grey flint with a thick, off-white patina over most of the surface. Some iron staining. There are numerous small blade and bladelet removal scars around the body of the core. Date: Late Mesolithic to early Neolithic - c. 7000 - 3500 BC Dimensions: 31.2 mm x 36.1 mm x 29.0 mm Weight: 40.28g
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: DOR-CD33AC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single platform, conical flint core. Dark grey flint with blue-white mottles and a thick, off-white patina over most of the surface. Some iron staining. There are numerous small blade and bladelet removal scars around the body of the core. There are some areas of recent damage. Date: Late Mesolithic to early Neolithic - c. 7000 - 3500 BC Dimensions: 35.6 mm x 30.2 mm x 30.1 mm Weight: 38.27 g
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: DOR-CB2321
Object type: PICK
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large crudely worked flint pick. The pick is roughly rectangular in shape, tapering slightly at one end. There are several longitudinal flake removals, struck from opposing ends (this has resulted in a thickened area around the middle of the pick). At the narrow end a small amount of striking platform remains and the opposing, wider end has been removed by transverse flaking. The flint has a heavy white patina.This was found on a beach and shows some signs of abrasion. Date: Probably Late Mesolithic to Neolithic - 7000 - 2350 BC Dimensions: 138 mm x 58 mm x 52 mm Weight: 438 g
Created on: Monday 18th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-38C993
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two tertiary flakes of Portland chert. Mid to dark grey opaque chert with a low-gloss patina. Both are fragments of probable bladelets. The proximal ends only with small striking platforms and diffuse bulbs of percussion with bulbar scars.The waves of percussion are visible on the ventral faces. There are parallel flake remocvals on the dorsal faces. Both are broken or snapped off at the distal end. Date: Probably Mesolithic to Early Neolithic- c. 10000 to 3500 BC Dimensions: 1] 31 mm x 14 mm x 4 mm 2] 23.5 mm x 17 mm x 3.5 mm Weight: 1] 2g 2] 2g
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Record ID: DOR-D8093C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core tool. A flaked axehead. Mid grey and off-white patchy flint retaining the base of the cortex on one face. The flint areas have a glossy patina and there is some iron staining, particularily on the area of cortex. The axe has a lozenge-shaped profile with a slight mid rib on both faces as a result of transverse soft hammer flaking along both faces of the long edges.The butt of the axe is also flaked. The cutting edge is damaged, but there is a possible transverse flake. Date: Possible Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - c. 6500 BC - 2900 BC The remnant transverse fl…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Record ID: DOR-1CAEA4
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Portland chert sub-discoidal scraper. A hard hammer struck secondary flake of opaque Portland chert with an unusual deep red-brown semi-gloss patina. It has a wide striking platform at the proximal end. On the ventral face is a pronounced bulb of percussionand indistinct waves. The dorsal face has several multi-directional flaking scars. There is a projecting "beak" of off-white cortex on the left dorsal margin. Along the dorsal edge and right dorsal margin there is evidence for steep retouch, forming the flake into a scraper. THe retouch has created a somewhat irregular edge which…
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2013
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Record ID: DOR-09E120
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A microburin made on a tertiary flake of light brown translucent flint with a mid gloss patina. At the proximal end is a small striking platform. The flake has been notched with small abrupt retouch in order to remove the distal end for manufacturing a microlith. There is a small bulb of percussion on the ventral face. Date: Mesolithic - 8300 - 3500 BC. Dimensions: 20.5 mm x 17 mm x 4 mm Weight: 1 g
Created on: Saturday 26th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-F76CF6
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake probably grey flint with a thick off white patina. There is a wide striking platform. There is a small bulb of percussion and dispersed waves of percussion on the ventral face. The distal end is plough damaged. On the dorsal face there are several narrow parallel flake removal scars. The flake has a triangular profile. A waste flake from bladelet production. Date:Late Mesolithic - 6500 -3500- BC Dimensions: 18 mm x 8 mm x 3 mm Weight: 0.5 g
Created on: Friday 25th November 2011
Last updated: Saturday 26th November 2011
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Record ID: DOR-F620A4
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medial segment of secondary flake of mottled grey brown flint with a mid gloss patina. At theproximal end is a small striking platform. The bulb of percussion is small and there ae fine waves of percussinon on the ventral face.The distal end has been broken off. There are traces of cortex on the dorsal face. On the dorsal face there are several parallel flake removal scars. The flake has a trapezoidal profile. A waste flake from blade production. Date: Late Mesolithic- Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 18 mm x 15.5 mm x 2.5 mm Weight: 1 g
Created on: Friday 25th November 2011
Last updated: Saturday 26th November 2011
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Record ID: DOR-F60138
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flake of mid grey flint a mid gloss patina. The proximal end has been removed. There are traces of cortex at the distal end. On the dorsal face there are three narrow, parallel flake removal scars. The flake has a trapezoidal profile. There is a notch with probable fine retouch at the proximal end and it is possible this is a crude microburin. Date: Late Mesolithic_ Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 19.5 mm x 11.5 mm x 2.5 mm Weight: 0.5 g
Created on: Friday 25th November 2011
Last updated: Saturday 26th November 2011
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Record ID: DOR-F4BCA7
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of pale brown flint and beige with a mid gloss patina. The proximal end has been removed. There are waves of percussion on the ventral face. On the dorsal face there are three parallel longitudinal flake removal scars. The distal end has been damaged but there is a remnant of a hinge fracture at the tip.The flake has a trapeziodal profile. A waste flake from blade production. Date: Late Mesolithic - Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 31 mm x 16 mm x 6 mm Weight: 3 g
Created on: Friday 25th November 2011
Last updated: Saturday 26th November 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E59968
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flake of mid brown translucent flint with a mid gloss patina. There is a patch of off white nodule cortex the full thickness of the flake at the distal end flake and on the dorsal face On the ventral face is a concavity where a large bulbar scar has removed the bulb of percussion and fine waves of percussion. The distal end has been snapped off. On the dorsal face there are several small parallel longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a trapeziodal profile. Waste flake from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E56052
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of dark grey brown flint with pale grey patches and a mid gloss patina. At the proximal end is a small striking platform. On the ventral face is a diffuse bulb of percussion and distinct waves of percussion. The distal end has been snapped off. On the dorsal face there are three parallel longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a trapeziodal profile. Waste flake from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 23.5 mm x 16 mm x 5 mm Weight: 2 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E547D7
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of mid grey flint with off white bands, fine mottlesa low gloss patina. At the proximal end is an indistinct striking platform. On the ventral face is a diffuse bulb of percussion and distinct waves of percussion. The distal end finishes in a hinge fracture. On the dorsal face there are several parallel longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a trapeziodal profile. Waste from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 28 mm x 16.5 mm x 3 mm Weight: 2 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E47432
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of mid to light grey patchy flint with a glossy patina. The distal end has been snapped off. At the proximal end is a very small striking platform. The buldb of percussion is diffuse and there are fine waves of percussion of the ventral face. On the dorsal face there are two main longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a triangular profile. Waste from blade production. Date: Late Mesolithic - Early Neolithic - 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 26 mm x 13.5 mm x 4.5 mm Weight: 1.5 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E458C2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blade. A tertiary flake of dark grey flint with a heavy mottled light grey and off white patina. The proximal end has been broken off. There is considerable edge damage, probably from ploughing. On the dorsal face there are three converging longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a trapeziodal profile. Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500- 3500 BC Dimensions: 33.5 mm x 10.5 mm x 4.5 mm Weight: 2 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E43C64
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of dark grey flint with a heavy off white patina and a band of less siliceous grey patinated flint. The proximal end has a small striking platform. The bulb of percussion is diffuse. The distal end has a hinge fracture. On the dorsal face there are three longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a trapeziodal profile. A waste flake from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500- 3500 BC Dimensions: 22 mm x 13 mm x 4 mm Weight: 1 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E425D4
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of dark grey flint with a patchy grey and off white patina. The proximal end has a small striking platform. The bulb of percussion is diffuse. The distal end has a hinge fracture. On the dorsal face there are two longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a triangular profile. A waste flake from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500- 3500 BC Dimensions: 17 mm x 10 mm x 3 mm Weight: 0.5g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E41570
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete tertiary flake of dark grey flint with a patchy grey and off white patina. The proximal end has been broken off. There are waves of percussion on the ventral face.On the dorsal face there are three longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a trapeziodal profile. A waste flake from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500- 3500 BC Dimensions: 23.5 mm x 10 mm x 3 mm Weight: 1g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E40276
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of patchy beige and grey brown flint with a grainy white patina. There is a small striking platform at the proximal end. The bulb of percussion is diffuse. On the dorsal face there are three longitudinal flake removal scars. The flake has a trapeziodal profile. A waste flake from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic - Early Neolithic 6500- 2500 BC Dimensions: 25 mm x 13.5 mm x 3.5 mm Weight: 1.5 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E3E5B5
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flake of translucent beige flint with small off white mottles and a thin milky white patina. There is a small striking platform at the proximal end. The bulb of percussion is diffuse with a small bulbar scar. There are fine waves of percussion on the ventral face. There is a small area of abraded cortex at the distal end. On the dorsal face there are three converging longitudinal flake removal scars. A waste flake from bladelet production. Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500- 3500 BC Dimensions: 18 mm x 11 mm x 2 mm Weight: 0.5 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-E31365
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bladelet. A tertiary flake of light grey brown with a white patina. There is a very small striking platform resulting from indirect percussion. The bulb of percussion is diffuse. There are two elongate longitudinal flake removal scars on the dorsal face. The bladelet has a triangular profile. Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500- 3500 BC Dimensions: 27 mm x 9.5 mm x 4 mm Weight: 1 g
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-BB49B1
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small blade core of mid grey brown flint with off white mottles and a low gloss patina. There is a thin strip of abraded nodule cortex on one side. There are several blade flake removal scars and a single main platform. A large flake has also been removed at the side of the core, probably in the final stages of working. Date: Late Mesolithic - 6500 - 3500 Dimensions: 30 mm x 35 mm x 27 mm Weight: 13.5 g
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-0F89F5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint bladelet. A tertiary flake of dark grey-flint with a mid gloss patina. The proximal end of the flake has been snapped off. There are two longitudinal flake removal scars of the dorsal face. The ventral face has faint waves of percussion. The bladelet has a triangular profile. Date: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 6000 - 3000 BC Dimensions: 19.5 mm x 9 mm x 3.5 mm Weight: 0.5 g
Created on: Monday 14th November 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: DOR-0E7A57
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete flint axe. A large tranchet axe of the Mesolithic. The cutting edge and part of the body of the axe only remains, the butt having been broken off in antiquity. It is made from pale mid grey and grey brown flint with less siliceous patches and bands. It is patinated to a matt, pale grey colour with some iron staining. There are numerous flaking scars on all the surfaces, with several transverse flakes removed from one edge and resulting in an off-centre ridge along the length of the axe. The body of the axe has an irregular triangular cross section which, as the axe is sh…
Created on: Friday 5th March 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-C07A12
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint waste flake. A tertiary waste flake of mid grey flint with dark grey speckles. It has a mid-gloss patina. There is a triangular striking platform, low bulb of percussion and waves of percussion on the ventral face.. There is some slight denticulation around the edges, but ist is not clear if this is deliberate of the result of damage. There are two flaking scars and a pronounced inter-scar ridge on the dorsal face.The flake is very small and is most likely to be from Mesolithic or early Neolithic bladelet manufacture (pers. comm. Peter Bellamy) Date: Mesolithic to Early Neolit…
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-8C8E18
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An axehead made on a partially naturally fractured flake of mid grey secondary flint. A crude tranchet style axehead. The surface has patinated to a very pale grey with areas of iron staining and a mid gloss. It has been crudely and steeply flaked to produce a tapering shape. The wider end has been modified with a single tranchet flake to form a crude cutting edge. There is some thin, abraded cortex on one face of the implement. The lateral margins have been pecked and abraded to blunt the edges of the piece. Date: Probably Mesolithic - c. 8300 to 3500 BC Dimensions: 94 mm x 42 mm…
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 29th July 2021
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Record ID: DOR-BEF9A2
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Flint axe. Probable tranchet axe of Late Mesolithic date. Long, oval flaked axe with an oval cross section. Off-white flint with a heavy patina and orange iron staining. This object was unearthed many years ago and has been curated by the owners, hence its yellow-brown "mantlepiece" patina. The butt of the axe is tapered almost to a point. The axe is extensively flaked along both edges. The flakes are broad. The cutting edge is formed by similar broad flaking. The diagnostic transverse flake of a tranchet axe has been obscured by subsequent flaking or re-working. However, the overall …
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Record ID: DOR-F67E61
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a pebble mace. Made from an orangey-grey quartzite pebble. It was originally sub-oval in shape. The perforation has an hour-glass profile indicating that it was made using a solid bit, drilling halfway from each side. Date: These are often dated to the Mesolithic, but may well also be later in date (Neolithic). Dimensions: 58 mm x 65 mm x 29 mm. Hole diameter: 20 mm at top, 14 mm at centre. Weight: 140 g
Created on: Sunday 30th September 2007
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage All Saints', grid reference and parish protected.