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Record ID: HESH-AB49DF
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A snapped flint blade of later Mesolithic date (4000 -3000BC). The blade is irregular in shape with a rounded distal end and broken terminal at the proximal end. The dorsal face has a small area of cortex present. The striking platform and bulb of percussion are lost through snapping at the distal end. The ventral face has evidence of two flakes being removed. Both faces have short, sub-parallel, semi-abrupt re-touch. It is likely that this blade was used as a scraping and cutting tool. The flint is a dark grey colour with light grey coloured inclusions. The blade measures 18.79mm in …
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DAA5A6
Object type: DENTICULATE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable knapped flint denticulate produced from a secondary flake. The dorsal surface has four slender vertical scars with an obliquely angled distal end, this end is covered with heavy patination. The ventral surface has a bulb of percussion, bulbar scars, and concentric ripples. One lateral edge has fine denticulates which have been re-touched from the dorsal surface. The flint is a dark orange colour. The knife measures 49.33mm long, 21.48mm wide and 5.4mm thick. It weighs 6.1g. The denticulate probably dates to the later Mesolithic period, -7,000 - -4001, considering the si…
Created on: Monday 9th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2013
Spatial data recorded.