Record ID: OXON-577CDC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Prehistoric, later Mesolithic to Neolithic, flint core tablet probably dating 6000-2100 BC. The tablet retains the bulb of percussion and previous removals can be seen on the dorsal side. The flint is off-white in colour.
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-5773E2
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint microlith dating to the Mesolithic period (c. 10,000-4000 BC). The microlith is made on a light orange-brown flake, being semi-translucent at the proximal end. The microlith has a triangular cross section. There is a small area of retouch at the lower left on dorsal side, possibly intended to be a notch.
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-AC822D
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A straight backed piece of final upper palaeolithic or early mesolithic date, c. 40,000-6,000 BC. This object is part of a larger assemblage of blade and bladelet flakes and debitage microliths and some retouched pieces (see OXON-AB9254) found in the back garden of a house in Newbury during gardening activities. The straight-backed point is made on a secondary flake of a semi-translucent light brown flint. The point has concaved basal retouch, some very fine retouch on the right lateral edge and covering retouch along the straight back. The piece is in very good condition with no appa…
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 12th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-AB9254
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of c. 200 lithic implements of mostly Mesolithic date (c. 10000-4000 BC). Collection was found in the back garden of a house in Newbury during gardening activities and consists of blade and bladelet flakes and debitage, microliths and some retouched pieces. Further details follow. 1x straight backed piece (rare - recorded separately) 1x curved backed piece 1x worn microdenticulate 3x small oblique points 1x plunging flake 2x miscellaneous retouched pieces
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 12th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-F2AD74
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Mesolithic flint adze or pick, dating from c. 10,000 to c. 3500 BC. This adze has been made on an elongated flint nodule of a mottled dark grey flint, now patinated white / light grey with evidence of recortification. Being broadly triangular in section this object can be described as a pick as well as an adze. The butt is squared in plan, the side taper gently and evenly towards the tip which is rounded. The adze is worn but is in good condition overall, with an area of post-depositonal damage around the butt.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bix', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-7F3AD7
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint piercer made on a bladelet dating to the Late Upper Palaeolithic to Mesolithic period (c. 20,000-4,000 BC). The piercer has been made on a tertiary flake of a mottled orange-brown flint. The bulb is retained as is the small fragment of the platform. There are two flake scars on the dorsal surface. The lower half of the left hand edge of the dorsal side has been worked with soft hammer precussion, becoming more invasive towards the tip of the piercer, which has detatched, possibly during production but potentially after deposition.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-7EEABA
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint bladelet made of a tertiary flake of mottled orange-brown flint, dating to the Mesolithic period (c. 10,000-4,000 BC). The baldelet is broadly planoconvex with a narrowed distal end. The bulb is retained however the platform at the proximal end is damaged. Numerous thin flake scars (microlith production) are visible over the dorsal surface. There is edge damage to the left hand dorsal side. There is some modern damage to the ventral surface.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-7D1411
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged plunging flake of probable Mesolithic date, c. 10,000 - 4,000 BC. The secondary flake has been hard-hammer struck from a mottled orange-brown flint core. There is a seam of quartz visible. Ancient flakes scars are evident on the dorsal surface but there is also modern damage to all surfaces. The flake has a wide central section that tapers towards either end while the dorsal side has a stepped profile.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-7CC6AE
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete plunging flake of Mesolithic date, c. 10,000 - 4,000 BC. The tertiary flake has been hard-hammer struck from a mottled orange-brown flint. There is some possible soft-hammer percussion on the right of the proximal end. Flakes scars are evident on the dorsal surface. The flake has a wide central section that tapers towards either end.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-B278B7
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint crested bladelet or crested flake of probable Mesolithic date (c. 10,000-4000 BC). The bladelet has been made on a secondary flake of a grey-brown, semi-translucent flint. Some cresting is visible on the dorsal side. The bulb is retained although incomplete, probably as a result of modern damage.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-B14214
Object type: CRESTED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint crested bladelet of probable Mesolithic date (c. 10,000-4000 BC). The bladelet has been made on a tertiary flake with the flint being a mottled light to dark brown colour. Part of the platform is retained as is the low bulb. Three or four long flake scars are present on the dorsal surface, with a small area of cresting towards the distal end. There is possibly a small area of retouch on one edge close to the proximal end. There are two small areas of modern damage.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-B0221F
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of eight later prehistoric blades and bladelet flakes, probably dating from c. 7000 - 2400 BC (Mesolithic to Neolithic). The blades have all been made on a mottled grey flint; seven are tertiary flakes while on is secondary with a very small area of retouch on the distal tip. None of the blades are retouched. These objects form part of an assemblage of flint artefacts of later prehistoric date.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BERK-AFE8F2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small flint bladelet of later prehistoric date, probably dating from c. 7000 - 3000 BC (Mesolithic/Neolithic). The flake is made from a light grey flint which has small areas of iron staning on the dorsal surface. The flake is incomplete and is missing the proximal end with the platform and bulb. Lines of percussion are visible on the ventral surface. There is some crude, hasty retouch on the left dosal edge. This flake forms part of an assemblage of flint artefacts of later prehistoric date.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BERK-AF76BD
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A later prehistoric bladelet core, dating from c. 7000 - 2400 BC (Mesolithic / Neolithic). The core has been made on a mottled light grey flint with a deep seam of cortex covering approximately 40% of the whole. There are several small blade removals and other removal scars as well as more modern damage. This core forms part of an assemblage of flint artefacts of later prehistoric date. Although bladelets are generally assumed to be of Mesolthic date, this core is not definingly of that date and may be later.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BERK-3EA9C0
Object type: MICRODENTICULATE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but slightly damaged struck flint, a possible microdenticulate or a multi-tool of probable Mesolithic date (c. 10,000-4000 BC). The tool is formed on a blade-like secondary flake of mottled light and dark grey flint and retains c.5% cortex around the platform on the proximal dorsal end. Flake scars on the dorsal surface show previous removals. The platform and bulb is retained; the distal end of the tool appears broken and there has been some attempt at reworking the broken distal end. The dorsal surface bares abrupt retouch (backing?) along c.70% of the left lateral, fadin…
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-D1E2C2
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint tranchet adze or pick dating to the Mesolithic period (8300-4000 BC), similar to the so-called 'Thames Pick'. The pick has been made from a flint nodule and is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with both the butt end and the bladed cutting edge being slightly rounded; the pick tapers slowly from the butt end towards the blade. In section the pick is a pointed ovoid, with both butt and blade being thin and sharp and pointed in profile. The dorsal side of the pick has a high, off-centre longitudinal ridge, bevelled to each side due to flakes having been removed wi…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 7th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-CEB825
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of three flint debitage pieces, or flintworking flakes of probable Mesolithic date. The debitage pieces include two unworked bladelets (combined weight of 3.8 grams) and one flake (6.8 grams), which retains its bulb. All three pieces are made on the characteristic mottled blue-grey flint of the area, which has a milky outer coating. Two of the pieces, the larger bladelet and the flake, retain areas of cortex, both being secondary flakes. The smaller bladelet is made on a tertiary flake. Associated with BERK-CDE464 and BERK-CDE464.
Created on: Monday 18th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-CDE464
Object type: CRESTED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two complete flint 'crested blades' of Mesolithic date (10,000-4,000 BC). The smaller blade has a trace of cresting at its distal end. Both blades are heavily patinated white on their surfaces while internally the flint is a greyish-blue in colour, typical of flints from this area. Large blade: 60.7mm L x 18.3mm W x 7.7mm T. 8.2 grams. Smaller blade: 41.5mm L x 14.2mm W x 6.4mm T. 3.3 grams.
Created on: Monday 18th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E94884
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Four bladelet cores dating to the Mesolithic period (c. 10,000-4,000 BC). Three out of the four cores appear complete; one has suffered post-depositional damage. The three complete examples all have flat platforms and multiple single direction bladelet removals. The cores are worked in such a way as to create a cone-shaped core. The removals are long and thin, producing bladelets that could be fashioned into other tools, such as microliths. Three out of the four cores, including the damaged one, have some element of cortex remaining. These objects are part of a larger collection fr…
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 12th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E92BCD
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unfinished flint scraper, probably dating from the Mesolithic to Neolithic period. The scraper is made on tertiary flake, and has little soft-hammer retouch on the dorsal distal end and lateral; it has been suggested that this is a tool in production, as the retouch is not finished. It is also possible that the flake was discarded or rejected during manufacture. The colour of the flint varies from a light to mottled grey-blue. These objects are part of a larger collection from what appears to be a multiphase site.
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E8EFBC
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of three end-scrapers, dating to the Mesolithic period. Two of the scrapers are complete while a third is truncated. All three are made on secondary flakes and all have steep soft hammer retouching at the dorsal distal end. The colour of the flint varies from mottled blue-grey to brown. This style of scraper is usually associated with the Mesolithic period, dating from c. 10,000 - 4000 BC. These objects are part of a larger collection from what appears to be a multiphase site.
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E7B3F0
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A collection of 89 flint debitage pieces of varying size, shape and colour, dating from the Mesolithic to Neolithic period (c. 10,000 - 2350 BC). The collection consists of flakes and blade-like pieces and chunks, mostly undiagnostic but considering the rest of the assemblage probably of Mesolithic or Neolithic date. Most of the pieces are made on a blue-grey flint, some with white or grey patina. Cortex survives on about 10% of the pieces. These objects are part of a larger collection from what appears to be a multiphase site.
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E7709B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A collection of 48 flint debitage pieces (bladelet material) of varying size, shape and colour, dating from the Mesolithic to early Neolithic period (c. 10,000 - 3501 BC). The collection consists of mainly blade or bladelet shaped pieces and flakes with a few broken blades and small chips. Most of the bladelets have a triangular cross section. None are reworked. The flint material is generally a blue-grey with white or grey patina. Cortex survives on about 25% of the pieces. These objects are part of a larger collection from what appears to be a multiphase site.
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 12th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-35B408
Object type: MICROBURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microburin dating to the Mesolithic period (10,000-4001 BC). The microburin has been made on a mottled light bluish-grey flint with white calcification. A microburin is the waste formed when a notched blade is broken to form a geometric microlith. The notch is clearly visible on one lateral of the dorsal side.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-359C51
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 25 pieces of debitage, probably dating to the Mesolithic period (10,000-4001 BC).
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-35959A
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of eleven (11) core fragments, dating to the Mesolithic period (10,000-4001 BC). All the fragments are damaged, possibly during use but also by more modern elements such as ploughing. They may be rejuvination flakes, when a core was re-worked to achieve a better tablet to work from.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-35867C
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A collection debitage consisting of 24 bladelets dating to the Mesolithic period (10,000-4001 BC). They are in varying sizes and varying stages of preperation. They are broadly rectangular in plan with a trapezoidal cross section., although the less-fine examples have a triangular cross section. All of the bladelets are on a mottled blue-grey flint many with a white patina forming. Seceral examples are in the early stage of preperation, retaining a small area of cortex. The pieces vary in soze from 33.5mm long x 14.4mm wide down to 16.4mm long x 7.2mm wide.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 15th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-35633C
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A truncated blade fragment dating to the Mesolithic period (10,000-4001 BC). The blade fragment is made from a mottled blue-grey flint and does not retain either the platform or bulb of percussion. There is weather damage at the proximal end on the dorsal surface. A small area of soft-hammer retouch can be seen on the right dorsal lateral, although this may be later reuse.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-354C65
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five flint core fragments dating to the Mesolithic period (10,000-4001 BC). The cores are in varying states of preservation, with at least two showing modern plough damage. The removals are long and thin, typical of mesolithic microlith or bladelet production and are single platformed, with removal being taken from the same direction. All retain at least 10% coretx. The flints are all mottled blue-grey in colour.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-353A6A
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two broken flint blades dating to the Mesolithic period (10,000-4001 BC). The blades are both made from a bluish-grey flint, with white patina. One example retains approximately 20% cortex. Neither specimin is retouched and both are broken at the proximal end.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-3B3391
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake on a secondary blade-like flake. The flint is dark brown and semi-translucent with approximately 40% cortex remaining on its dorsal surface. The bulb and platform appear to be missing due to a break at the proximal end however lines of percussion remain. The soft-hammer retouch is restricted to a 17mm length along the left dorsal lateral. It is fine and well executed. This informal tool likely dates from the late Mesolithic to Neolithic period, c. 6500-2100 BC.
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-4AE13B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A blade-like flake, possibly a core rejuvination flake (debitage) dating to the prehistoric period, possibly the Mesolithic period. The secondary flake is made on a brown flint with the lateral edges showing some recortication. There are several long thin removals on the dorsal side. There is a post-depositional break at the proximal end which has removed any evidence of the bulb or platform, although some radiating fracture lines can be seen. This flake was probably struck with a soft hammer (bone). The flake is not particularly diagnostic and although the long thin removals suggest …
Created on: Friday 8th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-6C2B45
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake on a secondary removal. The flake is long and thin with a roughly triangular cross section and does not have any retouch. There is a long flake scar on the dorsal surface of the flake. The size and shape of the flake suggests a late Mesolithic to Neolithic date.
Created on: Thursday 10th April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 15th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haddenham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-4FD162
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint scraper made of a tertiary flake of a mid-brown flint. The scraper has retouch around both dorsal laterals and nose. The ventral surface is un-worked but retains the bulb of percussion. Part of the platform is also retained. Due to it's size this type of artefact is known as a thumbnail scraper and is typologically characteristic of the Mesolithic to early Neolithic period, c.6500-2500 BC.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-E90C94
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint microliths dating from the Mesolithic period (c. 8500-4000 BC). One microlith is broken.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-280785
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microlith, isoceles triangle in shape and dating to the early Mesolithic period (8300-6500 BC).
Created on: Friday 27th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-EFB7A4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of four undiagnostic debitage chips or flakes, probably mesolithic to neolithic in date (c. 8000-2100 BC).
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-EFAA91
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two core fragments, one of which has been heated / burnt. They both date from the mesolithic to neolithic period c. 8000-2100 BC.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-EF9A17
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of three unretouched flakes, two on secondary removals one a tertiary removal. General later mesolithic or neolithic in date c. 6500 - 2100 BC.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-EF8400
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 16 debitage, flake and bladelet fragments, none with retouch and all dating to the Mesolithic period c. 8000-4000 BC.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-EF7450
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unretouched flint flake from a nicely prepared bladelet core. Mesolithic in date c. 8000-4000 BC.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-EF2A92
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early mesolithic flint bladelet, with triangular cross section and retouch restricted to one dorsal lateral. c. 8000 -6500 BC.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-EEF4A3
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flake with miscellaneous retouch on a tertiary removal, Late Mesolithic to Neolithic in date.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-DF32C4
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint core tablets, both in a dark grey / brown flint. The larger example bears a hinge fracture and is made on a secondary flake. Probably Mesolithic in date (c. 8300-2100 BC).
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-DF0554
Object type: CRESTED BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable core rejuvinator, possibly a crested blade. The flint has a triangular-shaped cross section and some of the buld is retained. The flint is dark grey / brown in colour. Mesolithic / early Neolithic in date, c. 8000-2100 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-DEBFE3
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A multiplatform flint core, with multiple removals in several directions from all surfaces evident. The core retains some cortex, and is made from a dark blue / grey coloured flint. Late Mesolithic / early Neolithic in date, c. 6500-2100 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-DD3D70
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An flint end scraper on a secondary flake, with minimal retouch on one dorsal lateral edge. Some recortification is evident at the distal end. The platform is retained. Mesoliothic or Neolithic in date (c. 8000 - 2100 BC).
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-BABE56
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small Mesolithic bladelet or microlith, dating from c. 8000 - 4000 BC. The microlith does not show any retouching.
Created on: Wednesday 16th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BERK-560F77
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of three Mesolithic cores (c.8300-4000 BC), including two bladelet production cores and one multiplatform core.
Created on: Friday 11th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-560973
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of four scrapers, all made on flakes. All of the scrapers date from the Mesolithic to Neolithic periods (c.8300-2100 BC).
Created on: Friday 11th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-55BAD1
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A scraper tool - formed on a flake with retouching on one edge. General Mesolithic to Bronze Age date (c.8300-701BC).
Created on: Friday 11th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-55B266
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A truncation on a blade-like flake or bladelet. This artefact probably dates from the Mesolithic to Neolithic period c. 8300-2100BC.
Created on: Friday 11th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-55A001
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undatable prehistoric blade-like flake with miscellaneous retouch.
Created on: Friday 11th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-559644
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 3 pieces of bladelet debitage. Mesolithic (c. 8300-4000 BC).
Created on: Friday 11th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-5366B0
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of flint tools and production debris dating to the Mesolithic period (8300-4000BC). The collection consists of 24 bladelets or microliths as well as one core and one core fragment. All of the pieces show long thin blade removals, a technology very characteristic of the Mesolithic period. The microlithis weigh a collective total of 28.1gms. The large core weighs 14.8gms and measures 20.92mm long and is 20.05mm at its widest. The core tapers from the platfrom at the top, almost down to a point at the distal end. The core fragment piece displays a number of microlith removal…
Created on: Friday 13th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-9B9215
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flake from a grey, semi translucent flint. Minimal retouch on lateral edges confined only to the dorsal surface. Part of the platformm and bulb are retained. This piece of flint is very curved, almost from a hinge fracture piece. This flake measures 47.64mm long, 21.77mm wide and is 4.95mm thick. It weighs 5.9gms.
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-9B76F2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large sub-circular Mesolithic scraper. A thick orange and white patina covers a grey core on the ventral side, while the dorsal surface is completely covered in cortex (a primary flake). There is some evidence of limited recortication. The scraper measures 51.68mm long, 48.59mm wide and is 14.90mm thick. It weighs 47.5gms.
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-9A42D3
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Mesolithic to Neolithic saw / knife blade fragment made on a tertiary flake of a brown semi-translucent flint. The blade carries serrated retouch along one dorsal lateral with minimal retouch on opposite lateral. This blade appears to have broken in antiquity. The blade measures 24.79mm long, 16.47mm wide and is 4.33mm thick. It weighs 2gms.
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-059C27
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible thumbnail or horseshoe scraper made on a secondary flake. Retouch is restricted to one lateral edge and the nose of the dorsal side. The flint is a brown-grey in colour. This possible scraper measures 28.76mm long, 23.03mm wide and is 12.03mm thick. It weighs 8.2gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ledwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-057F02
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A retouched secondary flake, possibly a horseshoe scraper with retouch visible on both the dorsal and ventral sides. The tool appears to have battered edges all around it. The flint is a brown-grey in colour and the bud is still present on the ventral surface, although it has been partially removed by retouch. This tool measures 30.20mm long, 20.87mm wide and is 8.12mm thick. It weighs 6.9gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ledwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0569A6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A horseshoe or thumbnail scraper made on a secondary flake. The flint is a brown-grey colur and some white patina remains on the dorsal surface. There is a small tang on this scraper apparently created on purpose. It is unclear whether this was for better grip in the fingers or if it was hafted to a wooden or bone handle. This small scraper measures 22.23mm long, 27.02mm wide and is 8.10mm thick. It weighs 5.2gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ledwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-055485
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken blade flake on a tertiary flake. This flake shows minimal retouch on the dorsal laterals. The flint is a brown-grey in colour and some white patination has started to form. This flake measures 30.19mm long, 11.82mm wide and is 4.06mm thick. It weighs 1.6gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ledwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-054002
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flake retouched on two dorsal edges, possibly a scraper tool. The flint is a brown-grey colour and some white patina is starting to form on both sides. The bulb and striking platform are both present on the ventral surface. This scraper tool probably dates to the late Mesolithic - early Neolithic period. It measures 51.66mm long, 32.25mm wide and is 8.70mm thick. It weighs 17.1gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'L', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-052395
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large nose scraper made on a secondary flake of brown-grey flint. One end of the scraper has been invasively retouched to form sloping edge, restricted to the dorsal side only. There has been some attempt to remove the bulb on the ventral side. This scraper dates to c. early Neolithic period. It measures 41.29mm long, 33.29mm wide and is 10.78mm thick. It weighs 16.2gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ledwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-050CE4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Mesolithic / early Neolithic flint blade with serrated edges. Made on a tertiary flake, there are some larger removals on the dorsal side, while both edges have fine serration, also from the dorsal side. There has been some attempt to remove the bulb on the ventral side. The saw blade measures 31.71mm long, 20.23mm wide and is 5.65mm thick. It weighs 4.6gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ledwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-04F7D2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three Mesolithic microliths made from a bluish-grey flint with one example being covered in a thick white patina. All three examples have retouch restricted to the dorsal laterals only and all have a roughly triangular cross section. The combined weight of these small tools is 1.6gms.
Created on: Friday 4th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-5E6797
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A total of eight (8) primary flakes removed during core preperation. Two display hinge fractures, and all have bulbs of percussion. No additional working or retouch is evident. The combined weight of these primary flakes is 52.1gms. These fragments would normally be difficult to date should they have been found in isolation, but the associated lithic implements suggest that they date from the late Mesolithic to the Neolithic periods (6500 - 2100 BC). As with the majority of the assemblage, the grey-blue core and white cortex suggests a chalk downland origin as the flint source.
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-7EBFF2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of thirteen (13) core preparation fragments, mostly primary removals. All are probably Mesolithic - Neolithic in date and have a combined weight of 96.4gms. These lithics were found in association with other artefacts of a similar date. As with the majority of the assemblage, the grey-blue core and white cortex suggests a chalk downland origin as the flint source.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marcham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-7E92E2
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sixteen (16) fragments of debitage and/or waste flakes with a combined weight of 17gms. Most have a whitish or bluish-white patina covering a grey core, suggesting a chalk downland source, possible towards the Ridgeway. These were found in association with many other lithics (see links below). These are suggested to date from the late Mesolithic through the Neolithic era.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marcham', grid reference and parish protected.