Record ID: HESH-3361A7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early to Middle Neolithic knife knapped from a mid-brown coloured flint dating to circa 4000 - 3500 BC. The flint object is D shaped in plan and is knapped from a secondary flake. The dorsal face has been re-worked on the straight edge from the proximal to distal end. The retouch is long, stepped and semi-abrupt. The opposing long edge has cortex present covering 50% that would have enabled the flint to be handled and used as a knife. The other 50% of the long edge has a 'backed edge' with abrupt retouch. The distal end on the dorsal face has been knapped to form a point. The ventr…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Sunday 8th May 2016
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Record ID: HESH-CA63A3
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic (4000 - 2100BC) debitage in the form of a tertiary flake. The dorsal surface has been worked in opposing directions. One edge has evidence it has been ground rather than knapped to create a serrated cutting edge. The opposing long edge on the ventral face has short, sub-parallel low angle retouch. The ventral face has conchoidal ripples and a bulb of percussion and two flaking scars. The flint is a dark grey colour with light grey inclusions. The flint measures 25.88mm long, x 13.44mm wide x 4.75mm thick, weighing 2.1g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-AB41D9
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular shaped piece of tertiary debitage / waste flake which has been reworked to form a scraping tool dating from the Neolithic period circa 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The waste flake has evidence of multi-directional working. The dorsal face has numerous flake scar removals and the long edge has long, stepped semi-abrupt retouch. The distal end has also been rounded and sharpened suggesting that it was reformed to make a crude side and end scraper. The flint is a dark grey colour with small white inclusions. The flake measures 26.4mm in length, 18.98mm width, is 3.06mm thick and …
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-B3964E
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thumbnail scraper of early to middle Neolithic date circa 4000 - 3500BC. The scraper is formed on a cream coloured tertiary flake of flint. The scraper is sub-triangular in plan, with a pointed distal end and rounded proximal end. The dorsal face has several removals / flake facets and the retouch is best described as being invasive, scaled and semi-abrupt. Less retouch has been applied to the edges on the ventral face which are mainly concentrated along two sides. The retouch on the ventral face is long, scaled and semi-abrupt. This type of scraper is the most common type of tool f…
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th September 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-A01D5E
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of probable later Neolithic date (2700 -2350BC). It is broadly sub oval in plan and irregular in cross section. The scraper is formed from a blade like flake of tertiary debitage, on course grained flint. The scraper is mid to dark grey coloured. There is a small area of cortex present on the upper surface edge. The retouch is short, sub-parallel and abrupt. This type of scraper is the most common type of tool found within flint assemblages of later Neolithic or early Bronze Age (Beaker) date, being a multi-function cutting and scraping tool which were infrequently haf…
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Record ID: HESH-DAB3A2
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete leaf shaped flint arrowhead of probable earlier Neolithic date (4000 - 2700 BC). The arrowhead is ogival / lentoid (a diamond shaped lozenge) in plan and lentoid in cross section. The arrowhead has been knapped from a light-cream to brown flint which is opaque in places. Both faces of the flint show invasive, scaled, low angled retouch. The dorsal face has scaled diagonal flaking across the entire surface. The ventral face also has scaled flaking which has a greater concentration around the proximal end. The lower edge on one side was possible broken in antiquity and then r…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-282DEC
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail (horseshoe) scraper of later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (2300 -1800BC).It is broadly rectangular in plan and an irregular oval in cross section. The scraper is formed from a dark grey coloured piece of primary debitage. The dorsal surface is covered approximately 90% by cortex. The retouch around the curved edges of the scraper extend to around three quarters of the flint. The retouch is short, parallel and abrupt. This type of scraper is the most common type of tool found within flint assemblages of later Neolithic or early Bronze Age (Beaker) date, being a …
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-5339F4
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint tertiary debitage flake of probable Neolithic date (3000-2200 BC). The flake is sub-rectangular in plan and irregular rectangular (D-shaped) in cross section. The flake has sharp corners at both the distal and proximal ends. The flint is a fairly even grey white colour with a very smooth ventral face. There is evidence for hard hammering re-touch on the dorsal face. The rest of the flint shows little evidence of retouching. The debitage measures 21.4mm length, 16.02mm width and is 5.38mm thick and weighs 2.3 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenlock Edge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-533124
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail (horseshoe) scraper of later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (2300 -1800BC). The scraper is sub-circular in plan and an angular sub-oval shape in section. The scraper is formed from a light and dark grey coloured piece of flint. The scraper includes a sub-circular brown coloured inclusion on the ventral surface, this aesthetic quality may have made this particular flint desirable to the original owner. The tool has been created on a thick tertiary debitage flake. The dorsal surface bares long, sub-parallel, abrupt retouch/secondary flaking. The retouch around the …
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenlock Edge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-6DF780
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible flint core knapped from an opaque light brown flint. In section the core is sub-trapezoidal with the reverse surface being a recently broken face. The distal and proximal ends are broken. The core weighs 5.3g. It measures 24.22mm from the upper to the lower edge and 23.09mm wide. The core is likely to date to the Mesolithic to Neolithic periods (-8300 to -2100).
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 27th September 2013
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Record ID: WAW-6DF517
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible flint core knapped from a light brown/grey flint. In plan the core is sub-oval with a striking platform at the proximal end. The sides have slender knapped negative scars, but also more recent damage. The core weighs 16.3g. It measures 39.09mm from the upper to the lower edge and 23.44mm wide. The core is likely to date to the Mesolithic to Neolithic periods (-8300 to -2100).
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 27th September 2013
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Record ID: WAW-6DBC17
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint flake or blade: The flake is knapped from a mottled mid brown coloured flint. The plan has a trapezoid section with three scars on the dorsal surface. The ventral surface has the bulb of percussion, ripples and bulbar scars. The distal end is almost perpendicular to the lateral edges, and this distal end has re-touch on both faces. The flake or blade weighs 1.4g. The flake probably prehistoric, dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age (-2500 to -1500).
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 27th September 2013
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Record ID: WAW-6DAC02
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped primary flint flake: The flake is knapped from a mottled yellow/orange coloured flint. Some cortex remains on one lateral edge. The distal and proximal ends are broken. The flake weighs 0.9g. The flake probably prehistoric, dating to the Neolithic to early Bronze Age (-2500 to -1500).
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 27th September 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-DAD1E0
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic flint tertiary flake: It is sub-rectangular in plan with a cortex along the long proximal edge. The dorsal surface has two vertical scars. It measures 12.71mm long, 20.25mm wide, 3.5mm thick and weighs 0.8grams. The flint is mid brown colour. The flake possibly dates to the Neolithic period (-3500 - -2100).
Created on: Monday 9th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2013
Spatial data recorded.