Record ID: NLM-9E3B92
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark brown flint backed blade; source record describes this as a knife. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC Length: 30.3mm, Width: 21.3mm, Thickness: 6.2mm, Weight: 4.51gms
Created on: Friday 2nd December 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-14CDFC
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey-buff semi-translucent flint, backed blade. Sub-triangular flake with long parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side by unidirectional working, an undulating ventral surface with a bulb at its narrower end, and with very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect blunting or roughening one long edge, perhaps to permit pressure to be exerted while using the opposite long edge as a cutting tool. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 28.0mm, Width: 20.3mm, Thickness: 5.3mm, Weight: 3.43gms
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-BBB7F0
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey flint with cortex, backed blade. A thin flake with broad and narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a concave ventral surface with a bulb at its narrower end. Short angled scalar retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows one long edge; the opposite edge has cortex retained, possibly to enable pressure to be brought to bear on the cutting edge. Patches of white patina on struck surfaces may suggest the object has endured a limited period of exposure to a calcareous environment. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 39.7mm, Width:…
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C246DC
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey-brown semi-translucent flint with cortex spot, possible backed blade. A long thin flake with long narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side, and with a concave ventral surface with a bulb at its rounded end. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows one long curving edge; the opposite long edge is battered, and at its tip was possibly reworked with very short abrupt retouch, again executed from the dorsal aspect. A light dusting of white patina on the ventral surface only may suggest it was exposed to a calcareous environment for a limited period, or, …
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5B0AF0
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Black flint with cortex, backed blade. A long curving flake with long parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a concave ventral surface with a small bulb at one end. A series of tiny edge-on chips were probably fortuitously formed along a cutting edge along one long side; cortex is retained along the opposite edge to permit pressure to be brought to bear on the cutting edge. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC Length: 60.7mm, Width: 18.2mm, Thickness: 6.6mm, Weight: 8.75gms
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cleethorpes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-494C79
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey translucent flint, appearing brownish under transmitted light, backed blade. Flake with narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a concave ventral surface with a bulb at one end. Short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect follows one straight edge. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC Length: 29.7mm, Width: 21.4mm, Thickness: 5.3mm, Weight: 4.11gms
Created on: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4D1BC9
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey-brown flint possible backed blade fragment. A small chip with long narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side, and with a bulb at one end of the ventral surface. A thin strip of cortex may be retained along one long edge, the opposite edge is sharp and possibly finely serrated. Broken, probably recently, at its broader end. Dense creamy patina suggests that this object has endured prolonged exposure to a calcareous environment after its deposition, and before its breakage. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 16.7mm, Width: 14.3mm, Thickness: 4.6mm, W…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-76B565
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey semi-translucent flint with cortex backed blade fragment. A flake with two parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a slightly concave ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect follows one long edge; the opposite edge retains cortex to permit pressure to be exerted on the cutting edge. The object has a recent break at its butt end. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 30.1mm, Width: 17.4mm, Thickness: 5.1mm, Weight: 2.67gms
Created on: Monday 18th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-119E98
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey translucent flint of good quality with cortex strip, appearing honey coloured under transmitted light; backed blade. A small narrow flake with long parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a small bulb at one end of a slightly concave ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect may follow one long edge, though these small scars might have arisen from adventitious impacts. The retention of cortex on the opposite long edge, however, may show this to be deliberate. There is no patina, in contrast to most of the accompanying material. Sugge…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bracebridge Heath', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-47BDCA
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey buff flint with cortex, backed blade. Leaf-shaped flake with cortex trimmed by a long angled strike on the dorsal surface which produced a rippled surface to the exposed flint, and with a gently concave ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the edge of the exposed flint. Most of the cortex was retained, presumably to enable pressure to be brought to bear on the cutting edge. It appears the tool was made for a left-handed user. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 41.5mm, Width: 16.6mm, Thickness: 3.9mm, Weight: 3.53gms
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-474E68
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey flint with cortex, possible backed blade. Irregular flake with narrow multi-directional flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows a protruding curved edge; this has received further damage, possibly in the course of its use. Cortex was retained along the opposite or basal [as viewed] edge, probably to permit pressure to be exerted on the cutting edge. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 16.7mm, Width: 34.3mm, Thickness: 7.1mm, Weight: 4.33gms.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4195E7
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey-buff translucent flint with cortex, possibly collected from the East Coast; backed blade. A small leaf-shap[ed flake with broad and narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side, and with a gently concave ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the longest edge to form a cutting edge; the opposite long edge retains cortex and would permit pressure to be brought to bear. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 22.2mm, Width: 13.0mm, Thickness: 4.1mm, Weight: 1.27gms
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6DA533
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Grey flint with cortex, backed blade. Flake with long parallel flakes trimmed from its dorsal side producing a single sharp long edge and with a low bulb and ripples on the ventral surface. Cortex is retained on the long edge opposite the cutting edge to enable pressure to be brought to bear on it. Misty patina on struck surfaces suggests the object endured a period of exposure after its deposition. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 31.4mm, Width: 18.6mm, Thickness: 5.8mm, Weight: 4.39gms.
Created on: Friday 19th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 19th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-59B0D3
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale toffee coloured flint with cortex, backed blade. Elongated flake with long parallel bladelets struck from its dorsal side and with a bulb and ripples on the ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows one long curving edge; cortex is retained on the opposite edge, perhaps to enable pressure to be brought to bear. The lack of patina may suggest the object was incorporated into a sealed context shortly after its deposition. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 48.3mm, Width: 21.2mm, Thickness: 7.1mm, Weight: 7.98gms.
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4462FF
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Blue grey flint with cortex backed blade. Elongated flake with long narrow flakes trimmed from one half of the dorsal side and with ripples on the ventral surface. Patches of dense misty patina have accumulated over the struck surfaces, suggesting a period of weathering after initial deposition. The patina is lost to very short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect along one edge, leaving the cortex to permit pressure to be exerted. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 34.2mm, Width: 15mm, Thickness: 5.7mm, Weight: 3.08gms.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-81F1E8
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale grey-buff translucent flint of good quality with cortex strip, backed blade. Long blade with long narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a rippled ventral surface; of slightly wavy profile. A strip of cortex appears to have been retained along one long edge to permit pressure to be brought to bear when using the opposite cutting edge. The lack of patina may suggest this object was incorporated into a sealed context sghortly after its deposition. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 40.6mm, Width: 13.2mm, Thickness: 5.0mm, Weight: 3.08gms.
Created on: Thursday 3rd September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6E771A
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pale buff flint backed blade. Long flake with a pronounced curvature and with two long parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side. There is a small bulb at one end of the markedly concave ventral surface. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect follows the longest straight edge to form a cutting edge. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 42.3mm, Width: 16.3mm, Thickness: 5.5mm, Weight: 3.76gms.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6DA936
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Blue grey flint with cortex and misty patches of patina, backed blade. Flake with long narrow parallel flakes struck from its dorsal side and a rippled surface on the ventral surface. The accumulation of patina over struck surfaces is disrupted by short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral aspect, which has not itself collected patina. This may suggest the reuse of a flake after a period of exposure, and the incorporation of the object into a sealed deposit shortly after its final deposition. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 29.9mm, Width: 14.2mm, Thicknes…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6F2A25
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint of uncertain tint, entirely covered by dense creamy patina, backed blade. Triangular section flake with a cutting edge bearing short abrupt retouch, presumably executed from the dorsal aspect, and with further large concavities arising from subsequent fortuitous impacts; both ends truncated, possibly deliberately. The extent of damage and patina may argue the long exposure of this object after its deposition. Suggested date: Late Mesolithic, 7000-4000 BC. Length: 68.5mm, Width: 27.4mm, Thickness: 17.3mm, Weight: 29.67gms.
Created on: Friday 21st August 2015
Last updated: Friday 21st August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-9C905F
Object type: BACKED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark brown flint with cortex backed blade, as kindly identified by the finder. Long flake with long parallel flakes removed from its dorsal side and flat on the ventral. Very short fine abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal side produced a finely serrated straight blade with a possibly broken extension above it, with relict cortex along the opposite edge permitting pressure to be brought to bear when using the blade. The ventral surface bears several shallow conchoidal chips, possibly from the formation or use of the lost part. Very short abrupt retouch executed from the ventral asp…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.